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The helicopter crashed near the border with Venezuela.
Bogota, Colombia:
Eight Colombian soldiers were killed when a helicopter carrying them on a humanitarian mission crashed near the border with Venezuela, the president said Sunday.
The eight men were on a mission in the eastern sector of Vechada, President Gustavo Pietro wrote on X, without specifying when the accident occurred.
The air force reported that the helicopter was found after a search in a rural area of Comaribo municipality, adding that there were no survivors.
Images distributed by Colombian media showed the plane’s charred wreckage in the middle of a grassy field.
The Air Force said the families of the crew were receiving assistance while the recovery mission was underway.
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