A political confrontation has escalated in Colombia following the March 23 Hercules C-130 crash that killed 70 people, as President Gustavo Petro, the military, and opposition vie for answers on the disaster's causes and the country's defense capabilities.

<p> <img alt="Petro has insisted that the aircraft, donated by the United States in 2020, was &#147;junk&#148; and that its age was a determining factor in the accident" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/109586/100x80/col.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> The Hercules C-130 crash in Putumayo, which killed 70 people on March 23, has escalated into an open political confrontation between Presiden...