Four killed as US military-contracted plane crashes in Philippines

The aircraft was providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of our Philippine allies,

the Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement about the crash on Mindanao island

We can confirm no survivors of the crash,

the statement said

The incident occurred during a routine mission in support of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation activities,

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement to Fox News

The bodies were found near the plane, ... The plane was cut in half."

she told AFP, adding