Mexican Ministers killed in 'copter crash

Leaders from Mexico and across the world on Friday mourned the death of Mexican Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora and Vice Interior Minister Felipe Zamora who were killed in a helicopter crash on Friday morning.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon paid tribute to Blake and seven other officials who died in the disaster.

"With a lot of pain I have been informed about the fatal accident in which Blake died as well as other seven officials," Calderon told a press conference.

"Blake was an honest, loyal and committed Mexican. Today Mexico has lost a great patriot, the Interior Ministry has lost an excellent minister and I lost a friend," he said. Blake was the second interior minister to have been killed in a plane crash during Calderon's term of office. Xinhua