Residents protest as authorities burn cash left on ground by Bolivian plane crash


Members of the Bolivian military burn banknotes that fell from a Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft after it crashed on Friday evening onto a busy avenue amid inclement weather in the city of El Alto, Bolivia, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

LA PAZ, ⁠Feb 28 (Reuters) - Anger swelled in a poor Bolivian city where a plane crash left banknotes ⁠strewn on the ground, prompting authorities to burn the notes they collected and use ‌tear gas to disperse those they accused of trying to pick them up.

The Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft crashed in the populous city of El Alto on Friday evening, killing 22 people and injuring 30. Four children are among the dead ​and the plane's first pilot is in intensive care, authorities ⁠said on Saturday.

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