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Nine people, including El Salvador's National Civil Police chief Mauricio Arriaza Chicas and a fraud suspect,

are killed during a helicopter crash while en route to San Salvador. The crash is considered to be intentional. All flags on government buildings will be flown half-mast for three days.

Published September 8, 2024· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2024 Pasaquina Bell UH-1 crash.

Nine people, including El Salvador's National Civil Police chief Mauricio Arriaza Chicas and a fraud suspect, are killed during a helicopter crash while en route to San Salvador. The crash is considered to be intentional. All flags on government buildings will be flown half-mast for three days.

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2024-09-08).