LE FLORE CO, MS- (WLBT-TV, Jackson MS. Please click on this link for updates from this tragedy and video from a press conference that is going to start at any time. Here is the latest below.)
Sixteen people are dead following a military airplane crash in Mississippi, according to LeFlore County EMA Director Fred Randal
First responders said the military C-130 left Memphis on Monday.
The plane crashed in Leflore County just off Highway 82 on Monday afternoon.
According to Leflore Co. EOC, the plane had structural failure at 20,000 feet.
The plane is believed to have exploded in mid-air. Investigators said they found debris on both sides of the highway, leading them to believe an explosion happened prior to the crash.
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