Afghanistan Hercules crash: At least 11 dead

Friday, 02 October 2015, 10:22
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Afghanistan Hercules crash: At least 11 dead
At least 11 people have died after a US Hercules aircraft crashed at an airport in Afghanistan.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS - At least 11 people have died after a US Hercules aircraft crashed at an airport in Afghanistan, the US military says.

The C-130 plane crashed at around midnight local time (19:30 GMT Thursday) at Jalalabad airport.

US Army Colonel Brian Tribus told AFP that six of those killed worked for the US military, while the others were civilian contractors.

The C-130 is a military aircraft primarily used to carry troops and heavy cargo.
 

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