20 killed when Black Hawk crashes

A Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a counterdrugs mission in the jungles of south-west Colombia today, killing all 20 soldiers on board.

20 killed when Black Hawk crashes

A Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a counterdrugs mission in the jungles of south-west Colombia today, killing all 20 soldiers on board.

The helicopter, used in the US-funded anti-drug effort called Plan Colombia, went down near the town of Tumaco, 370 miles from the capital, Bogota.

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