Colombian Military C-130 Crashes After Takeoff With 125 Aboard; Dozens Feared Dead

A Colombian military Hercules C-130 carrying 114 passengers and 11 crew crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguizamo in Putumayo province near the Peruvian and Ecuadorian borders. At least 48 people were rescued with injuries; dozens remain unaccounted for. The cause has not been determined. President Gustavo Petro used the incident to call for military equipment modernization, stating officials 'not up to the challenge must be removed.'