The wreckage of an airplane of Mexican Air Force is pictured after a crash near El Lencero airport in Emiliano Zapata municipality, in Veracruz state, Mexico February 21, 2021. REUTERS/Oscar Martinez
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Six members of Mexico's military died in an accident on Sunday morning involving a Mexican air force plane in the southeastern state of Veracruz, the country's Defense Ministry said.
The accident occurred as the Learjet 45 aircraft was taking off around 9:45 a.m. from an airport in the municipality of Emiliano Zapata, the ministry said in a statement.
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