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Military Hercules C-130 saves 105 tourists stranded in Bolivia

San Paolo, Brazil - Escorted by the Army to the airport they came back to Brazil

A Hercules C-130 belonging to the Brazilian aviation saved last Friday 105 tourists stranded in Bolivia due to the bloody insurrection against president Gonzalo Sanchez Lozada that caused up to now 70 deaths. The travellers, coming from Brazil, were escorted by the Bolivian Army to the La Paz International airport after being collected and hosted in a hotel during the last days. The armed escort was...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 53833
Rome, Italy, 10/20/2003 11:43
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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