Colombia Plane Crash Kills 66, 4 Missing

0:00It's March 24th. From every corner of the globe, this is Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A military transport plane crashed in Southern Columbia near the Peru border, killing 66 security force members. The Hercules C-130 went down shortly after takeoff from Porto Leguizamo on Monday, with 128 people on board headed to Porto. Acese. The two efforts continue as four people remain missing in the rugged Pudu Mayo province terrain. Locals rushed to the burning wreckage first, saving dozens of injured survivors and rushing them to hospitals on motorbikes. President Gustavo Petro pointed to outdated military equipment as a key factor, vowing no more delays in modernizing the fleet due to bureaucratic hurdles. He stressed that young lives are at stake after the tragedy, which claimed 58 Army personnel, six Air Force members, and two police officers. Officials say ammunition on board exploded in the fire, causing secondary blasts, but

1:01there's no sign of an attack by local armed groups. An investigation is probing the exact cause, including reports of a loud bang just before impact. This marks the second deadly Hercules C-130 crash in recent months, following a Bolivian incident on February 27th that killed 24. British teams press on a mid-grief for the lost, and hopes for the missing.