{"id":105288,"date":"2026-02-27T23:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T02:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/896316569"},"modified":"2026-02-27T23:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T02:13:18","slug":"bolivia-15-killed-in-cargo-plane-crash-near-la-paz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/bolivia-15-killed-in-cargo-plane-crash-near-la-paz\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolivia: 15 killed in cargo plane crash near La Paz"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"sgeegmk\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 lxmvniw icns9en rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication lxmvniw icns9en rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">02\/28\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">February 28, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi sngcpkw w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">The military cargo plane was carrying Bolivian banknotes which scattered on the highway upon impact. The police tried to disperse locals who rushed to grab the money.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/59YgO<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"s4bcs45\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.dw.com\/en\/bolivia-15-killed-in-cargo-plane-crash-near-la-paz\/a-76159956?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.dw.com\/en\/bolivia-15-killed-in-cargo-plane-crash-near-la-paz\/a-76159956?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, 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from the central bank to other major cities<small class=\"copyright c19ed66t ihwmx5 idu7i8u lxmvniw icns9en rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Image: Juan Karita\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a1amioo0 cl16rh cl16rh rdrhdio hh5424a advertisement\"><span class=\"label-top icns9en lefupwu b1r94ulj w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>A military cargo plane carrying banknotes skidded off the runway near <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/bolivia\/t-67595288\">Bolivia&#8217;s<\/a> capital La Paz&nbsp;on Friday and&nbsp;crashed&nbsp;into a busy avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said 15 people had died into the incident and at least 30 others were injured.<\/p>\n<p>Fire Chief Pavel Tovar did not clarify if the dead were in the plane or in the cars on the highway in the city of El Alto, which is adjacent to La Paz.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.dw.com\/image\/76159952_906.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.dw.com\/image\/76159952_906.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.dw.com\/image\/76159952_906.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, 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class=\"copyright\">Image: Juan Karita\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Crash triggers cash grab<\/h2>\n<p>Videos on social media and those reported by local media show the C-130 Hercules transport plane veering off the runway, into a busy highway where it damaged about a dozen vehicles, before coming to rest in a field.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft was carrying Bolivian bank notes which scattered when the plane crashed.<\/p>\n<p>Other images on social media showed locals&nbsp;rushing to grab the scattered money while the police dressed in riot gear tried to disperse them.<\/p>\n<p>Fire fighters managed to extinguish the flames from the crash.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Defense has confirmed the crash but is yet to provide further details.<\/p>\n<p>Bolivian Air Navigation and Airports authority NAABOL said&nbsp;the plane had departed from the eastern city of Santa Cruz. There had earlier been conflicting reports of whether the plane crashed on landing or during take off.<\/p>\n<p>Bolivia&#8217;s central bank is set to address reporters later on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited&nbsp;by: Wesley Dockery&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"c1jc41xr\">\n<div class=\"feedback authors-shown\">\n<div class=\"bp605kw center\">\n<div role=\"button\" data-tracking-name=\"feedback-button\" data-focusdelay=\"600\" id=\"feedback-button\" class=\"hh5424a s1uzn49a t1y9040i m7i2pic e3w9kkf t1ax1i04 cx4rgdt ih9bob8 sngcpkw w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Send us your feedback<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a1amioo0 cl16rh cl16rh rdrhdio s18lqusp hh5424a advertisement no-box\"><span class=\"label-top icns9en lefupwu b1r94ulj w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A military <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> plane carrying banknotes skidded off &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105288\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}