#UPDATES At least 17 killed, 40 injured when a Philippine military C-130 Hercules aircraft with 92 people, most army personnel, on board crashes as it tries to land on Jolo island, Sulu province, Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says
📸File photo of C-130 pic.twitter.com/TcAr3pe3Ov

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 4, 2021

#BREAKING "At least 40 people have been rescued from the burning wreckage of the C-130, which crashed as it tried to land on Jolo island in Sulu province,” said General Cirilito Sobejana, the country's armed forces chief. #Philippines #C130 #Manila https://t.co/zj2Gt7RxcG pic.twitter.com/ctbU1vBQWo

— ILKHA (@IlkhaAgency) July 4, 2021

92 people, mostly army personnel, were on board the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft when it crashed on Jolo island in Sulu province around midday, Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said.

So far 40 people have been rescued from the burning wreckage. https://t.co/gEGDh271V6

— TheVibes.com (@thevibesnews) July 4, 2021