40 rescued after C-130 military plane crashes in Philippines

At least 40 people on board were rescued after a Philippine air force C-130 aircraft crashed in a southern province Sunday after missing the runway.

A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying troops crashed in a southern province Sunday after missing the runway and at least 40 people on board were rescued, the military chief said. Chief of Staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana did not immediately say how many people were on board the aircraft and if there were casualties after it crashed in a village in the mountainous town of Patikul in Sulu province.