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Bolivia suspends airline as Colombian crash probe points to lack of fuel

The Bolivian Lamia airlines plane, which crashed into the Colombian jungle on November 29, 2016, with the Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense onboard, is seen near Medellin, Colombia October 4, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)

Bolivian authorities on Thursday suspended the license of a tiny charter airline whose plane crashed in Colombia this week after apparently running out of fuel, killing 71 people and wiping out a Brazilian soccer team on its way to a regional cup final.

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