Ecuador army plane crashes in Amazon region killing 22

Military Plane Crash / Crashed kills 22 In Pastaza Ecuador - 22 Dead Body Was Killed Mueren 22 militares al estrellarse avión en Ecuador Mueren los 22 ocupantes de avión militar accidentado 3/15/2016!!! A plane carrying Ecuadorian military personnel crashed Tuesday in the eastern Pastaza province, according to a statement from Ecuador's army. Twenty-two people were on board the training flight. President Rafael Correa said in a tweet that all 22 died. 

"There are no survivors," wrote Correa. "It's a tragedy." The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. It in statement, the army said that the plane and its occupants -- two pilots, a mechanic and 19 paratroopers -- were taking part in a training exercise.

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