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Police chief dead in Panama crash Crash kills Chile's police chief
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Chile's police chief has been killed and several other people are feared dead in a helicopter crash in Panama, officials and media say. Chile's national police chief has been killed along with five other people in a helicopter crash while visiting Panama for a conference.
Gen Jose Alejandro Bernales was among those on board when the helicopter crashed into a building in the capital, Panama City. Gen Jose Alejandro Bernales and at least one other Chilean police official were among those killed when the aircraft hit a building in Panama City.
One report says the helicopter struck a supermarket, although initial details are sketchy. It is unclear if anyone was hurt in the building, thought to be a warehouse.
Firefighters are at the scene. The cause of the crash is not yet known. Chile decreed three days of national mourning and President Michelle Bachelet cut short a regional visit.
The cause of the crash is not yet known.