Colombian military plane with 125 people crashes

A Colombian Air Force plane has crashed in the south of the country, leaving at least eight people dead.

Air force commander Carlos Fernando Silva Rueda said 114 army personnel were on board, as well as 11 crew. He said 48 people were pulled from the plane wreckage with injuries and were in hospital.

Regional governor Jhon Gabriel Molina later said eight people were confirmed dead and more than 80 injured in Monday's incident.

The plane, a US-made C-130 Hercules used for transporting troops, came down near the town of Puerto Leguízamo, in Putumayo province.

Emergency workers sent to the area were seen searching through the wreckage for survivors.

The cause of the crash is being investigated.

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