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Colombia plane crash: Airline boss could face manslaughter charge

Authorities investigating whether negligence caused a plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people have detained the head of the airline.

Gustavo Vargas could face a manslaughter charge over the deaths which included nearly all of Brazil's Chapecoense football team.

Bolivian prosecutors are also questioning along a mechanic and a secretary who worked for LaMia airline.

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Chapecoense tweet black logo after plane crash

The Brazilian Chapecoense football team has tweeted a picture of their logo in black after many of its players died in a plane crash in Colombia.

Three - defender Alan Ruschel and goalkeepers Danilo and Jakson Follmann - are known to have survived.

A passenger and one member of the cabin crew were also pulled alive from the wreckage.

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