Blankets bearing the crest of Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense are placed on coffins holding the remains of the victims who died in an accident of the plane that crashed into the Colombian jungle with the team's players onboard, in Medellin, Colombia December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga
MEDELLIN, Colombia (Reuters) - Dozens of hearses carrying the coffins of those killed when a plane flying Brazil's Chapecoense football team crashed into a central Colombian mountain began leaving Medellin for the airport on Friday to be flown home.
The disaster on Monday night killed 71 people and shocked football fans the world over. The LAMIA Bolivia BAe146 airliner apparently ran out of fuel, lost electrical power and was preparing for an emergency landing as it crashed.
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