brazilian airplane crash

A aircraft carrying eighty one individuals, together with a prime Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the town of Medellin in Colombia. Colombia's civil aviation physique says simplest six folks survived the crash, blamed on an electrical fault. The chartered plane, flying from Brazil by way of Bolivia, was carrying participants of the Chapecoense team. The staff had been due to play in the ultimate of the Copa Sudamericana, in opposition to Medellin team Atletico Nacional. Organisers say Atletico Nacional has requested for Chapecoense to be awarded the cup. Brazilian golf equipment have offered to lend avid gamers to them totally free for the next yr. Colombian aviation officers stated there were 21 journalists on board.