Mexico: Bomb Ruled Out in Plane Crash
By ELISABETH MALKIN
Authorities investigating the cause of a plane crash that killed Mexico’s interior minister this week ruled out a bomb, officials said.
More children were believed to be buried in the rubble of the concrete building, and the death toll was likely to rise, said a civil defense official at the scene.
Authorities investigating the cause of a plane crash that killed Mexico’s interior minister this week ruled out a bomb, officials said.
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