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Mexican governor and politician husband killed in helicopter crash
CNN ^
| 12-25-2018
| Ray Sanchez
Posted on 12/25/2018 1:28:36 PM PST by tcrlaf
The new governor of the Mexican state of Puebla and her politician husband were killed Monday in a helicopter crash in central Mexico, according to the head of their political party.
Puebla governor Martha Erika Alonso and her husband Senator Rafael Moreno Valle died in the crash, as did the pilot, co-pilot and a fifth passenger, according to Public Security and Civil Protection Secretary Alfonso Durazo.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also confirmed the deaths on Twitter Monday evening. He offered his condolences to the victims' families and vowed a transparent investigation into the cause of the Christmas eve crash.
The crash occurred at 2:40 p.m. local time about ten minutes after takeoff, Durazo said at a press conference Monday night. Communication with the aircraft was lost and a crash was then heard, he said.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: California; US: Florida; US: New Mexico; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: alonso; arizona; az; ca; california; florida; mexico; newmexico; newyork; nm; puebla; texas; tx
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Curious.... Political power couple who were the CURRENT, and ex-Governors of Puebla. She narrowly won with 38% of the vote.
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posted on
12/25/2018 1:28:36 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
To: tcrlaf
There are no coincidence. What’s going on here?
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posted on
12/25/2018 1:32:12 PM PST
by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
To: tcrlaf
What. In Mexico, a governor is not considered a politician?
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posted on
12/25/2018 1:33:49 PM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: tcrlaf
No accidente!
See Ron Brown-Plane crash in 1996 for possible reference.
Oh, and Ron worked for Bill Clinton.
To: SERKIT
What’s going on here?Well, helicopters don’t really fly anyway. They are just so ugly the Earth repels them. 😂 (fixed wing aviator humor)
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posted on
12/25/2018 1:41:01 PM PST
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
To: Magnum44
Wrong - helos dont fly, they beat the air into submission! (CH-53A/D crewman/door gunner)
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posted on
12/25/2018 1:49:22 PM PST
by
Spacetrucker
(George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
To: tcrlaf
Arkancide - Mexican Style!
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posted on
12/25/2018 1:53:25 PM PST
by
DarthVader
(Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of today be decided but by Blood & Iron)
To: DarthVader
#Cartel
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posted on
12/25/2018 1:55:25 PM PST
by
bagster
("Even bad men love their mamas".)
To: tcrlaf
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posted on
12/25/2018 2:03:10 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: tcrlaf
Cartels or possibly poor maintenance would not surprise me.
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posted on
12/25/2018 2:07:38 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
To: SERKIT
There are no coincidence. What’s going on here? Assassination.
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posted on
12/25/2018 2:10:35 PM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: tcrlaf
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posted on
12/25/2018 2:25:23 PM PST
by
onedoug
To: tcrlaf
I think I got steered to the wrong thread. Sorry.
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posted on
12/25/2018 2:29:24 PM PST
by
onedoug
To: tcrlaf
It is not suspicious when helicopters crash. The suspicious thing is when they successfully arrived.
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posted on
12/25/2018 2:56:03 PM PST
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: SERKIT
Yes, there are coincidences and mistakes.
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posted on
12/25/2018 2:58:33 PM PST
by
BunnySlippers
(I Love Bull Markets ......)
To: SERKIT
They were Mexico’s version of Conservatives (PAN), and had narrowly won the Governorship based on high name recognition.
Now the Left has a good chance to take that Governorship.
Coincidentally.
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posted on
12/25/2018 3:45:18 PM PST
by
BeauBo
To: SERKIT
They spelt “Shot Down” wrong.
To: tcrlaf
This smells of assassination. Not good-—We don’t want this here in the USA
To: bagster
De are jess a bunch of cockaroaches!
To: tcrlaf
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posted on
12/25/2018 6:28:27 PM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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