Honduras vice-minister Robelo among 14 plane crash dead

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: BBC

A deputy minister, Rodolfo Robelo, is among 14 people reported dead in a plane crash in Honduras.

The small commercial plane was on a routine scheduled flight from the coastal city of San Pedro Sula to the capital, Tegucigalpa.

Also among those killed was former finance minister Carlos Chain and a trade union leader, Israel Salinas Jorge Castellanos.

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[SharonAnn]

1. Thanks for posting this. I probably wouldn't have seen it otherwise.

I have in-laws in Honduras and I like to keep up to date with happenings there, but it is hard.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Senior government official, union leader among 14 killed in Honduras plane crash

Senior government official, union leader among 14 killed in Honduras plane crash
FREDDY CUEVAS
Tegucigalpa, Honduras— The Associated Press
Published Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 4:47PM EST
Last updated Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 4:50PM EST

A small Honduran commercial airliner crashed Monday near the capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including a senior government official and a top union leader, authorities said.

The Central American Airlines plane was flying to the Toncontin international airport in Tegucigalpa when it crashed Monday morning in the town of Las Mesitas, about five kilometres south of the airport.

The cause of the crash is being investigated, but there was fog in the area at the time. Tincontin airport is considered dangerous because of its short runway and surrounding hills.

The Let L-410 Turbolet was carrying two pilots and 12 passengers, including Assistant Secretary for Public Works Rodolfo Rovelo, United Workers Federation of Honduras leader Jose Israel Salinas and former Economy Secretary Carlos Chain, said airline manager Felix Pacheco.

More:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/senior-government-official-union-leader-among-14-killed-in-honduras-plane-crash/article1906787/

[HankyDubs]

3. oh gee wiz

another "plane crash."