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oi-Madhuri Adnal
Manila, July 04: A Philippine military plane carrying 85 people crashed, AFP quoted Armed Forces Chief Cirilito Sobejana as saying.
A C130 plane of the Philippine Air Force crashed in Brgy. Bangkal, Patikul, Sulu at 11:30 a.m. today, Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief Cirilito Sobejana confirms. He further said, rescue operations for passengers and crew underway.
The four-engine turboprop military transport crashed as it tried to land on Jolo island in Sulu province, Philippines.
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Philippines military chief General Cirilito Sobejana on Sunday said a C-130 plane carrying more than 80 soldiers had crashed during take-off.
“It’s very unfortunate,” Sobejana told reporters. “The plane missed the runway and it was trying to regain power but failed and crashed.”
Emergency crews initially managed to save at least…