One U.S. service member and three defense contractors were killed in a plane crash in the southern Philippines while conducting a routine mission for the U.S. military. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the crash in Maguindanao del Sur province. The bodies of the four individuals were recovered from the wreckage. Reports indicate that residents saw smoke and heard an explosion before the plane crashed in a rice field. No injuries were reported on the ground, but a water buffalo was killed. U.S. forces have been stationed in the Philippines to provide assistance and training to Filipino forces fighting Muslim militants in the region, which is the homeland of minority Muslims in the predominantly Catholic nation.
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