{"id":36969,"date":"2026-02-28T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/02\/28\/bolivian-military-plane-crashes\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T13:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:10:00","slug":"bolivian-military-plane-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/02\/28\/bolivian-military-plane-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolivian military plane crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft crashed on Friday evening \u200bonto a busy avenue amid \u200binclement weather in the \u2060city of El Alto, near Bolivia&#8217;s capital \u200bLa Paz, according to \u200ctelevision media reports.       The aircraft was transporting new banknotes to the \u200binterior of the country, local media station Unitel said, citing the Bolivian Ministry of Defense.       Social media footage \u200cshowed \u200cchaotic scenes \u200bof people flocking to the scene of the crash, appearing to pick up money that lay strewn on \u200bthe ground following the accident. Local authorities on the scene were warding off people using \u200bwater hoses. Reuters was unable to identify the images.       Authorities have not yet confirmed injuries or fatalities. Bolivia&#8217;s central bank was set to address reporters \u200clater on Friday evening.       The El Alto International Airport was temporarily closed following the crash, national airline \u2060Boliviana de \u200bAviacion said in a statement, which said the aircraft involved in the accident did not belong to its \u2060f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft crashed on Friday evening \u200bonto a busy avenue amid \u200binclement weather in the \u2060city of El Alto, near Bolivia&#8217;s capital \u200bLa Paz, according to \u200ctelevision media reports. 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