(CNN)A plane carrying Ecuadorian military personnel crashed Tuesday in the eastern Pastaza province, according to a statement from Ecuador’s army.
Twenty-two people were on board the training flight. President Rafael Correa said in a tweet that all 22 died.
“There are no survivors,” wrote Correa. “It’s a tragedy.”
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
It in statement, the army said that the plane and its occupants — two pilots, a mechanic and 19 paratroopers — were taking part in a training exercise.
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A military plane crash in Ecuador’s jungle on Tuesday killed all 22 people on board, President Rafael Correa has announced.
Nineteen soldiers had been heading to a parachuting course when the aircraft went down in the Pastaza province of the country’s Amazon region.
Two pilots and one mechanic, also members of the army, were also killed.
“There are no survivors,” Correa said. “It’s a tragedy.”
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
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