An American military plane crashed in the Philippines on Thursday, killing 3 people. The dead include three defense contractor (contractor). The aircraft crashed in a farm in the southern Philippines. The US Indo-Pacific command said that the aircraft was on a regular mission, providing intelligence, monitoring and reconnaissance assistance at the request of Philippine colleagues.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippine has also confirmed the crash of a light aircraft in the Magudanao del Sur Province. Amir Jihad Tim Ambolodto, the security officer of Maguindanao del Sur, said that 4 bodies have been removed from the debris in the city of Ampatuan.
The Indo-Pacific command said that the cause of the accident is being investigated. He said that the name of the crew is being kept secret right now. Disaster officer Windi BT told the Associated Press that he had received reports that the residents saw smoke coming out of the aircraft and heard the sound of the explosion before the aircraft fell on the ground at a distance of farmhouses. BT said that no one was reported injured at or around the accident site.
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