11 killed in Colombia military plane crash

As many as 11 killed in a military plane crash on Friday in Colombia. All the personnel on the plane were killed in the accident. According to reports, the aircraft disappeared due to a motor problem. Later, the wreckage of the plane was found in the province of Cesar. However, it is not known what caused to the motor failure. The investigation is underway.The highest ranking officer Maj. Adalberto Lombana was among the dead.

After taking off from Barranquilla, the Caribbean port city, the CASA-235 was struck by a lightning bolt, according to reports. The aircraft crashed in Agustin Codazzi, about 600 km north of Bogota, according to officials.

President Juan Manuel Santos expressed his condolences over the deaths of the people on the micro-blogging site Twitter.