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Crash kills Chile's police chief Crash kills Chile's police chief
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Chile's national police chief has been killed along with five other people in a helicopter crash while visiting Panama for a conference.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 and at least one other Chilean police official were among those killed when the aircraft hit a building in Panama City. Gen Jose Alejandro Bernales and three other Chilean police officials were among those killed when the aircraft hit a building in Panama City.
It is unclear if anyone was hurt in the building, thought to be a warehouse.It is unclear if anyone was hurt in the building, thought to be a warehouse.
Chile decreed three days of national mourning and President Michelle Bachelet cut short a regional visit.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.The cause of the crash is not yet known.
The dead were named as Gen Bernales and his wife Teresa Bianchini, police commander Oscar Tapia and his wife Carolina Reyes, police commander Ricardo Orozco and police Capt Mauricio Fuenzalida.
Reports did not say who had been piloting the helicopter.