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Chapecoense plane ran out of fuel before crash, say authorities

The plane carrying the Chapecoense football team ran out of fuel before crashing, Colombian aviation authorities have confirmed.

The aircraft, operated by Bolivian company LaMia, came down in mountainous territory near Medellin last month, killing 71 people on board.

Officials investigating the cause of the crash have stated that errors on the part of the pilot, the airline and Bolivian flight regulators were to blame, rather than a technical malfunction.

Colonel Freddy Bonilla, Colombia's secretary for air safety, told the media: "No technical factor was part of the accident, everything involved human error, added to a management factor in the company's administration and the management and organisation of the flight plans by the authorities in Bolivia.