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11 Dead in US C-130 Plane Crash in Afghanistan

11 Dead in US C-130 Plane Crash in Afghanistan
Afghan National Army soldiers line up to get into a C-130 Hercules, at Kandahar Air Base, in Kandahar, Afghanistan in August. (AP)

Thursday, 01 October 2015 08:01 PM EDT

Eleven people, including six US troops, were killed when a C-130 military transport plane crashed Friday in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, an official said.

"The crew and passengers were killed," US Army Colonel Brian Tribus said, noting that five civilian contractors were also on the plane. The crash occurred at about midnight local time on Friday morning.

 

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Eleven people, including six US troops, were killed when a C-130 military transport plane crashed Friday in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, an official said.
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Thursday, 01 October 2015 08:01 PM
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