Colombia plane crashes after struck by a lightning
Reportedly, a Colombian plane has crashed when it was struck by lightning. At least one person was killed and injured 114, officials say.
The Boeing 737, with 131 passengers, had been trying to land at an airport on the island of San Andres in the Caribbean Sea.
The passenger jet, which was being operated by local airline Aires, crashed short of the runway.
It had left the Colombian capital of Bogota about midnight.
David Barrero from the Colombian Air Force said reports suggested the plane had crashed at 1.49am.
San Andres Island, about 120 miles (190km) east of the Nicaraguan coast, is a popular tourist destination.
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