Philippines: 29 killed as military plane crashes, 50 injured

A military plane carrying 100 people crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, the armed forces chief said.  According to information at least 29 Military peronnel were killed and 50 people have been injured so far from the burning wreckage of the C-130, which crashed as it tried to land on Jolo island in Sulu province, General Cirilito Sobejana told AFP. "Responders are at the site now, we are praying we can save more lives," Sobejana said.

Many of the passengers had recently graduated from basic military training and were being deployed to the restive island as part of a joint task force fighting terrorism. The military has a heavy presence in the southern Philippines where militant groups, including the kidnap-for-ransom outfit Abu Sayyaf, operate.