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*Plane carrying 81 people crashes on way to Medellin
*72 passengers, nine crew members on board
*Passengers include Chapecoense football team from southern Brazil

A flight carrying 72 passengers, has crashed in Colombia, south of Medellin’s International Airport.

According to Reuters, those on board included a Brazilian football team, Chapecoense. They were on their way from Bolivia, when the incident happened.

The country’s civil aviation association confirmed the tragedy on their website and said rescuers are moving survivors from the crash site.

Details on the number of injuries and fatalities remain unknown although six survivors have been found.

Chapecoense was scheduled to play Copa Sudamerica finals against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday in Medellin.

The Colombian team has already said it “deeply regrets and sympathizes with Chapescoense”.

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SOURCE: https://www./sports/2358-plane-carrying-football-team-brazil-crashes-colombia-latestplane-carrying-football-team-brazil-crashes-colombia-latest/

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Lord have mercy!!!!! I just confirmed it now...

Just read it on my CNN feed...this is tragic..reason why I am alway afraid of airplanes...

God nothing should happen to neymar junior!!

PRXPERT:
God nothing should happen to neymar junior!!

What are you saying

PRXPERT:
God nothing should happen to neymar junior!!

First, this is a club side NOTthe Brazilian national team. Secondly, Neymar Jnr is in Barcelona, Spain even as we speak; hence, there's no way he could've been in the flight to Colombia.

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