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11 Mexican soldiers killed in helicopter crash

Durango, Mexico - Bell 412 crashed Saturday, during drug-war mission

Rough weather has been blamed for the crash of a helicopter in which 11 soldiers sent to take part in the war on drug traffickers were killed in northern Mexico. Preliminary information indicates the Bell 412 crash on Friday night (local time) near Santiago Papasquiaro in Durango state "Was due to bad weather conditions in the area", the defence secretariat said in a statement cited by Agence-"France...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1118438
Rome, Italy, 06/21/2010 14:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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