A chartered plane conveying about 75, including Brazilian football team members has crashed near Medellin, Colombia on its way to the finals of a regional
tournament.
The airline, named LaMia, which was flying from Bolivia declared an emergency and lost radar contact just before 10pm on Monday (0300 GMT) because of an electrical failure, aviation
The team was due to play in the final of the South American club cup against Medellin team Atletico Nacional.
The aircraft, which had departed from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, was transporting the Chapecoense team from southern Brazil for the first leg of a two-game Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional of Medellin, which was due to be played on Wednesday.
The final has now been suspended.