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Interior Minister Killed in Mexico City Plane Crash

Eight dead, 40 injured after jet plunges into Mexico City traffic and explodes

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(Newser) – The second-highest official in Mexico's government died with seven others when his plane crashed into rush-hour traffic on a major road in Mexico City last night, reports the Los Angeles Times. Dozens of people were injured when the plane carrying Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mouriño and his entourage exploded. The crash, which also killed one of the country's top anti-narcotics commanders, appears to have been an accident, officials said.

Mexico's Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mourino, right, and Jose Luis Santiago Vasconcelos, once the country's top anti-drug prosecutor, were killed in a plane crash in Mexico City yesterday.
Mexico's Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mourino, right, and Jose Luis Santiago Vasconcelos, once the country's top anti-drug prosecutor, were killed in a plane crash in Mexico City yesterday.   (AP Photo)
Firefighters try to douse the flames after a small aircraft crashed during rush hour in Mexico City yesterday.
Firefighters try to douse the flames after a small aircraft crashed during rush hour in Mexico City yesterday.   (AP Photo)
Cars are consumed by flames after a small aircraft crashed during rush hour in Mexico City last night.
Cars are consumed by flames after a small aircraft crashed during rush hour in Mexico City last night.   (AP Photo)
A Mexican army soldier guards the scene where a small plane crashed in Mexico City during rush hour yesterday.
A Mexican army soldier guards the scene where a small plane crashed in Mexico City during rush hour yesterday.   (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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