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US Military Plane Crashes in State of Mississippi, Kills Five

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US Military Plane Crashes in State of Mississippi, Kills Five

02:09 GMT 11.07.2017 (Updated: 11:46 GMT 06.08.2022)

C-130 military transport plane. - Sputnik International

A US military plane crashed in the state of Mississippi on Monday killing five passengers, media reported.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Five people were confirmed dead and a total of nine people were supposed to be onboard, the Clarion Ledger reported on Monday, citing Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks.

The plane is a C-130 military aircraft, the report stated citing Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Lee Smithson.

The US Marine Corps stated via Twitter on Monday that one of its KC-130 aircraft experienced a mishap Monday evening, but had no further information available.