Helicopter Crashes in Colombian Drug War, Kills 20
A U.S.-made helicopter on an anti-drugs mission crashed in the Colombian jungle on Thursday, killing all 20 Colombian soldiers aboard, the army said. The Black Hawk transport helicopter went down in bad weather near the town of Magui Payan in the southwestern province of Narino, the army said in a news release. The Colombian troops were on a mission to secure crops of coca — the raw material of cocaine — before aerial spraying planes destroyed them, it said.Full Story