Military personnel stand next to pieces of a military plane that crashed in el Alto, near La Paz on February 27, 2026. At least 11 people were killed on February 27 when a Bolivian military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashed while landing near the capital city La Paz, prompting police to repel bystanders grabbing cash. (Photo by Aizar Raldea / AFP)
La Paz: At least 20 people were killed when a Bolivian military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashed while landing near the capital La Paz, police said Friday.
The aircraft, a C-130 Hercules transport plane, veered off the runway at El Alto International Airport and crashed into an avenue, crushing at least one car and damaging trucks, local media footage showed.
"There are about 20, maybe a few more," Colonel Rene Tambo, head of the police homicide division in El Alto, told reporters late Friday. Firefighters had given an earlier toll of at least 15 dead.
