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'I was subjected to harassment' - Bolivian aviation official reveals Chapecoense plane crash cover-up

Celia Castedo, a Bolivian aviation official, has revealed that she was "harrased and pressured" into covering up the truth behind the Chapecoense airplane crash which killed 71 passengers and injured six others.

What really happened to Chapecoense's tragic flight?

Ms Castedo told Bolivian media that she had previously warned that the plane did not have enough fuel to reach the intended destination in Medellin, Colombia, where Brazilian club Chapecoense were travelling to to face Atletico Nacional in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final.

The plane crashed into a mountainside near the city, with the pilot, Miguel Quiroga, claiming a "total electric failure" and "lack of fuel".