Hundreds of fans arrived at Chapecoense's stadium to pay their condolences and await news from the crash in Colombia.
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Chapecoense fans gathered in front of the club's Arena Conda stadium to pay their condolences after hearing the tragic news. |
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On November 28, local time, the plane carrying the team to Colombia crashed near the city of Medellin. 75 of the 81 people on board were killed. |
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Fans hugged each other and shed tears in the mourning atmosphere. The Brazilian President declared three days of national mourning. |
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Four players are among the six survivors and are being treated. |
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The three players were lucky enough to survive, not having to board the plane for various reasons, ranging from injuries to forgetting their passports. All three sat in the dressing room with blank looks on their faces. |
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The Chapecoense team pose for a photo before boarding the tragic flight. Eighteen of the 22 players on board were killed, not counting the coaching staff and other members of the club. |
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Chapecoense had an accident while playing in Colombia in the first leg of the Copa Sundamericana final, the European equivalent of the Europa League. |
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The plane crashed in Colombia at 10:15 p.m. local time on November 28 (03:15 GMT on November 29). The crew declared an emergency at 10:00 p.m. due to an “electrical problem,” suspected to have been caused by a lack of fuel. |
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Chapecoense club logo in the wreckage of the plane. |
According to VNE