Two Bolivian air force training aircraft collided in mid-air Tuesday, killing four crew members, according to the military.The planes were on a routine training mission near Cochabamba, in central Bolivia, 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of La Paz, military spokesman Teofilo Medina said.
Six planes took part in the exercise of flying in formation, according to local media. Two planes collided for unknown reasons and crashed on the runway of the military airbase, Medina said.
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