MANILA, Philippines—The number of fatalities in the C-130 plane crash in Sulu has climbed to 52, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Monday (July 5).
Two more military personnel were confirmed dead, bringing the death toll among their ranks to 49. Three civilians were also killed.
At least 51 had been injured—47 military personnel and four civilians, according to the 6 p.m. update sent by Lorenzana to reporters.
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 plane was carrying 96 military personnel, mostly new Army recruits being deployed for combat against the Sulu-based faction of Abu Sayyaf, a Philippine terror group with ties to Islamic State. The plane crashed as it was la…
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