Plane carrying football players from Brazil crashes in Colombia

A plane carrying members of Brazil's Chapecoense Real football team crashed late Monday near the Colombian city of Medellin, officials said.

According to AFP via AsiaOne, the football team's offical Twitter confirmed that the aircraft license number CP2933 was carrying members of the team.

According to the Jose Maria Cordova de Rionegro airport's offical Twitter account, there are survivors.