Survivors found among the wreckage of a Colombia plane crash carrying squad from top Brazilian football team

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Players of Chapecoense celebrate after a match against San Lorenzo.

• A chartered plane travelling from Bolivia crashed outside the Colombian city of Medellin.
• Reports vary on the number of passengers on board, with some saying 81 and some saying 82. BBC reports it is 72 passengers and nine crew.
• At least six survivors were found among the wreckage.

At least six survivors were found among the wreckage of a plane crash that was carrying at least 81 people, according to officials cited by the BBC and The Independent.

The chartered flight included a squad from a top Brazilian football team Chapecoense. The plane crashed outside the Colombian city of Medellin.

The BBC cited an airport press release, saying that an electrical fault to the control tower was to blame for the crash.

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