Posted on 02/27/2026 8:58:42 PM PST by BenLurkin
At least 11 people have been killed after a Bolivian air force cargo plane crashed in the western city of El Alto, according to media reports quoting firefighters.
The incident happened at 18:15 local time (22:15 GMT) on Friday as the plane was arriving at El Alto's airport from the city of Santa Cruz, aviation officials said. It reportedly skidded off the runway and hit nearby vehicles.
The defence ministry later confirmed its C-130 Hercules was involved and that it had been transporting banknotes to the Central Bank of Bolivia. It did not say how many people were on board, and gave no casualty numbers.
Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds allegedly trying to take the scattered banknotes.
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It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, but some witnesses said the weather at the time was treacherous.
"A heavy hailstorm" was falling and "there was lightning" when the plane went down," a woman whose car was struck by the aircraft wreckage told the AFP news agency.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Where wa the money sent from? What KIND of notes?
Headline: Bolivian currency crashes.
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