Overview
- Authorities said 22 people were killed and 29 injured after a Bolivian Air Force C-130 crashed near La Paz, with police reporting the latest toll a day after the accident.
- The aircraft landed at El Alto International Airport, veered off the runway, struck traffic on a nearby avenue and came to rest in a field after departing from Santa Cruz.
- About a dozen to 15 vehicles were damaged as banknotes scattered across the site, drawing crowds that police and soldiers dispersed with water hoses and tear gas.
- Police reported 12 arrests over looting while Central Bank President David Espinoza oversaw the burning of cash boxes, stressing the bills had no legal value because they were not in circulation.
- A formal investigation is underway into weather, braking and operational factors at the high-altitude airport; AP cited officials saying the plane was carrying about 18 tons of new banknotes and airport operations were temporarily suspended.