Mexican army helicopter crashes, killing 11

By Miguel Garcia Tinoco
REUTERS

2:50 p.m. April 18, 2008

URUAPAN, Mexico – A Mexican army helicopter crashed during anti-narcotics operations in western Mexico Friday, killing 11 soldiers.
The Bell 212 helicopter went down at around midday in a rural area in Michoacan state, a major front in the government's army-led war against drug cartels.



AdvertisementOfficials did not give the cause of the crash.
“There are 11 men dead, including a colonel, and one soldier was injured,â€