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Two Mexican Anti-Drug Helicopters Shot Down, 5 Dead
Tue March 11, 2003 12:31 AM ET
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen shot down two Mexican government helicopters on Monday, killing all five people aboard, as they set out to spray illegal opium poppy crops in the southern state of Guerrero on Monday.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen shot down two Mexican government helicopters on Monday, killing all five people aboard, as they set out to spray illegal opium poppy crops in the southern state of Guerrero on Monday.
The helicopters were downed immediately after taking off to begin spraying crops near the small town of Xitopontla in a mountainous area, Estuardo Bermudez, special prosecutor for drug crimes, told reporters.
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