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Philippines Air Force C-130 crashes with 85 individuals on board

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In a tragic incident, a navy airplane carrying at the least 85 individuals crashed within the southern Philippines on Sunday, the chief of the armed forces of the Philippines mentioned.
According to the stories, the Philippine navy transport airplane C-130 carrying at the least 85 individuals crashed within the southern a part of the nation. As of now, 40 individuals have been rescued, and a search and rescue mission has already began to hint the remaining individuals on the airplane.
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The burning wreckage of the C-130 was discovered close to Sulu province by the villagers, who mentioned that the navy plane crashed throughout its touchdown on the Jolo islands after it missed the runway.
“Responders are at the site now, we are praying we can save more lives,” General Cirilito Sobejana mentioned.
Reportedly, lots of the passengers had lately graduated from fundamental navy coaching and had been being deployed to Jolo islands as a part of a joint activity power combating terrorism within the Muslim-majority area. The navy has a heavy presence within the southern Philippines, the place terror teams, together with the kidnap-for-ransom outfit Abu Sayyaf, function.