The Associated Press (AP) The greatest air catastrophe in Philippine military history kills 52 people and injures 51 more. Philippine troops discovered the final five victims of a cargo plane crash in the south on Monday, bringing the total death toll to 52 in the military’s worst air catastrophe, officials said. According to military sources, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules was carrying 96 personnel, predominantly combat troops, when it overshot the runway while landing at the Jolo airport in Sulu region on Sunday. 49 injured military members were rescued by troops, police, and firefighters, including a handful who leaped off the plane before it exploded and caught fire./n
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