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| Brazil football team Chapecoense in Colombia plane crash | |
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| A plane carrying 81 people, including a Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia, officials say. | |
| Details are unclear but some reports say there are survivors. | Details are unclear but some reports say there are survivors. |
| The chartered plane, flying from Bolivia, was carrying members of the Chapecoense football team, airport officials said. | |
| The team was due to play in the final of the Copa Sudamericana against Medellin team Atletico Nacional. | |
| The first leg of the final of the cup, South America's second most important club competition, was scheduled for Wednesday, but has now been suspended. | |
| The team, from the city of Chapeco, was promoted to Brazil's first division in 2014 and reached the final last week after a victory against Argentina's San Lorenzo. | |
| Reports say the plane, carrying 72 passengers and nine crew, crashed in a mountainous area outside the city shortly before midnight local time (05:00 GMT). | |
| Medellin's Mayor Federico Gutierrez described it as "a tragedy of huge proportions", but added it was possible there were survivors. | Medellin's Mayor Federico Gutierrez described it as "a tragedy of huge proportions", but added it was possible there were survivors. |
| The Jose Maria Cordova de Rionegro airport, which serves Medellin, posted on its Twitter account: "Confirmed, the aircraft licence number CP2933 was carrying the team @ChapecoenseReal. Apparently there are survivors." |