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Mexican interior minister dies in helicopter crash
Francisco Blake was travelling between Mexico City and the state of Morelos just to the south.
Mexico City: Mexican Secretary of the Interior Francisco Blake Mora, the No 2 official in the country, died on Friday in a helicopter crash at age 45, according to President Felipe Calderon`s office.
Spokeswoman Alejandra Sota said Blake Mora died when a helicopter he was riding in crashed in Morelos state, just outside of Mexico City.
Blake Mora started his political career in the mid-1990s as an official in his native Tijuana and served as a federal congressman through the 2000s.
Calderon appointed him as interior secretary in July 2010. It was not clear what caused the crash.
Mexico is locked in a brutal conflict against drug cartels that has killed 45,000 people in the last five years. Bureau Report
Spokeswoman Alejandra Sota said Blake Mora died when a helicopter he was riding in crashed in Morelos state, just outside of Mexico City.
Blake Mora started his political career in the mid-1990s as an official in his native Tijuana and served as a federal congressman through the 2000s.
Calderon appointed him as interior secretary in July 2010. It was not clear what caused the crash.
Mexico is locked in a brutal conflict against drug cartels that has killed 45,000 people in the last five years. Bureau Report