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A Colombian military helicopter reportedly on a humanitarian mission crashed near the Venezuelan border , reports news agency AFP quoting Sunday. According to the report, eight were on a mission in the eastern department of Vichada, President Gustavo Petro wrote on X, without saying when the crash occurred. None of the passengers on the board survived.

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According to AFP, the Air Force reported that the helicopter was found after a search in a rural area in the municipality of Cumaribo, adding there were no survivors. The images distributed by Colombian media showed the burnt wreckage of the aircraft in he middle of a grassland.

The Air Force said that the families of the crew were receiving support while a recovery mission was underway.

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