The Defense Ministry has informed that many people aboard the plane have been rescued in the accident in the southern Philippines. There were more than 90 people on this plane. Most of the passengers were soldiers.
According to the Defense Ministry, most of the dead are soldiers, but three civilians have also died. He was not on the plane but was present where the plane crash happened. The injured have been admitted to a nearby military hospital. C-130 Hercules aircraft caught fire after crash
Earlier, Army Chief General Sirilito Sobejana told the AFP news agency that the C-130 plane crashed while trying to land on Jolo Island in Sulu province.
“Relief and rescue workers are at the scene, praying that we can save more lives,” Sobejana said.
“It is very unfortunate. The plane missed the runway, its handling was unsuccessful and the plane crashed.”
In the pictures of the accident that have come in the local media, a plume of smoke is clearly visible above many buildings.
It is raining in the central Philippines, but it is not clear whether the accident was caused by bad weather.
The airport is located a few kilometers from a mountainous area in Sulu’s main city of Jolo, where the military is fighting an extremist group called Abu Sayyaf. Some of these militants have linked themselves to the Islamic State group.
According to AFP, many of the passengers on the plane had recently graduated in military training and were being deployed as part of a task force fighting extremists in the Muslim-majority troubled region.
Many extremist groups are present in the southern Philippines, so a large number of soldiers are stationed there.
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