Newly elected Mexican governor, senator killed in aviation crash

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• A Mexican governor and her husband, a former governor of the same state, were killed in a helicopter crash in the center of the country on Monday.
• Martha Erika Alonso, the new governor of the central state of Puebla, and her husband, Senator Rafael Moreno, died when their helicopter came down not far from the state capital Puebla, according to Reforma newspaper.
• Alonso, from the center-right National Action Party (PAN), took office earlier this month after a violent, hotly contested election.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican governor and her husband, a former governor of the same state, were killed in a helicopter crash in the center of the country on Monday, local media and politicians said.

Martha Erika Alonso, the new governor of the central state of Puebla, and her husband, Senator Rafael Moreno, died when their helicopter came down not far from the state capital Puebla, according to Reforma newspaper.

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