Mexico helicopter crash leaves 5 dead including state security chief

Five people, including the top security official for the central Mexico state of Aguascalientes, died in a helicopter crash Thursday, authorities said. MEXICO TO START VACCINATING BIRDS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF H5N1 The state public security helicopter crashed early Thursday morning near a hospital in Jesús María, Aguascalientes, killing state security chief Porfirio Sánchez

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In Pakistan, a string of ambushes by militants leave 6 police, 2 troops dead

Armed militants on Wednesday ambushed a routine police patrol in northwestern Pakistan, killing all six policemen in the vehicle, while a shootout with gunmen elsewhere in the volatile region killed two soldiers, officials said. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the ambush in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan and has seen frequent attacks

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