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76 People Die in Plane Crash Involving Brazilian Football Team Chapecoense
- Updated: November 29, 2016
A plane carrying Brazilian football team Chapecoense crashed on approach to Medellin, Colombia, on Monday night, killing 76 of the 81 people on board.
Colombian police confirmed the death toll on Tuesday, per the Guardian.
The club released the following statement on their Facebook page (h/t Bonnie Malkin of the Guardian) on Tuesday before authorities had announced the number of survivors:
Given the conflicting reports emerging from different journalistic sources concerning the crash of the plane carrying the Chapecoense players, the Chapecoense football association through it vice-president, Ivan Tozzo, is refraining from comment and awaiting official announcements from the Colombian air authorities. May God be with our athletes, leaders, journalists and the other guests who are with the delegation.
As reported by the Associated Press (h/t New York Times), Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez called it “a tragedy of huge proportions” on Blu Radio.
The BBC Breaking News Twitter feed posted the following image of the crash site:
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