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What Is Known and What Is Not of the Aerial Accident in Putumayo that Leaves 69 Military Dead
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The accident this Monday of an aircraft of the Colombian Aerospace Force, in which at least 69 soldiers have died, leaves many questions unsolved. Although the local authorities claim that there are 70 soldiers dead, the Ministry of Defense maintains the number of 69 dead, since the identification of the burnt remains can be difficult. The main question is what caused the accident: The military forces rule out an attack, investigate even if ther…
Mayor Alejandro Eder expressed his solidarity with the families of the dead and wounded uniforms after the accident.
The Colombian Government ordered military honours and ordered the flags to fly half a pole, while the investigations into the disaster in Putumayo continued.
Via decree, President Gustavo Petro announced three days of mourning “in memory of the 69 members of the Army, Air Force, and National Police” who died in the Hercules aircraft crash on the Puerto Leguízamo – Puerto Asís route in Putumayo. “Flags will be flown at half-staff at all public entities, military and police garrisons, and at every Colombian embassy worldwide,” the president ordered. I have decreed three days of mourning throughout the…
Senator Esteban Quintero Cardona announced on Tuesday, March 24, before the Sixth Committee of the Senate of the Republic, that he will call for a political control debate on Aerocivil to demand clear answers on the accident of the Colombian Aerospace Force’s Hercules C-130 aircraft that claimed the lives of 70 uniformed men in Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo. The congressman took advantage of the announcement to directly hold President Gustavo Petro…
Jhan Trujillo, the man who rescued wounded soldiers after accident of the C-130 in Putumayo Agencia Period... Mar, 24/03/2026 - 08:24 Who is Jhan Trujillo, the inhabitant who helped save the injured.
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