A military helicopter carrying supplies to troops crashed in a rural area in northern Colombia on Monday, killing nine soldiers on board, the country’s military said.
The Colombian military said in a statement that helicopters were recently carrying supplies to the city of Santa Rosa del Sur, an area where fighting has broken out between the National Liberation Army guerrilla group and a drug lord known as the Gulf Clan. It was announced that there was.
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A military statement said the helicopter crash was an accident.
Nine members of the Colombian military lost their lives in a helicopter crash in the northern Colombian countryside. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images)
“I regret that the nine passengers on board the military helicopter lost their lives,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro wrote to X on Monday. “It was supplying the military that was conducting operations against the Gulf Clan.”
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The military said the helicopter crashed at around 1:50 p.m. local time. This is his Russian-made MI-17 helicopter, often used to transport troops and supplies.
The victims of the accident included two police officers, including two sergeants and three privates. None of the helicopter passengers survived.
