Military chopper crashes in Mexico
May 30th, 2011 - 10:57 am ICT by IANSMexico City, May 30 (IANS/EFE) A military helicopter crashed in Apatzingan, a city in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, but no one was injured, said an official.
The helicopter, which was carrying a crew of two, went down Saturday after experiencing mechanical problems while flying at an altitude of about 250 meters.
The pilot landed in a tree, cushioning the impact of the crash and avoiding any damage to structures on the ground.
The soldiers were providing support to ground forces battling drug traffickers in Michoacan, a state that has been plagued by drug-related violence blamed on several drug cartels.
–IANS/EFE
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