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Bolivia Military Plane Carrying Banknotes Crashes, Killing at Least 20 as Crowds Rush Wreckage

via BBC World·3h ago

A Bolivian military plane carrying banknotes crashed Saturday, killing at least 20 people in one of the deadliest aviation disasters in the country's recent history. Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds who rushed the crash site in an apparent attempt to seize the scattered currency. The tragedy highlights both the dangers of military aviation in South America and the desperate economic conditions that would drive civilians to risk their safety to grab money from a disaster scene.

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