MEXICO CITY (CNN) -- The death toll in a plane crash that claimed the life of Mexico's interior minister and two other high-ranking officials has risen to 13, Mexico City prosecutor Miguel Angel Mancera said Wednesday, according to Mexico's state-run Notimex news agency. The scene of Tuesday night's plane crash in Mexico City was one of panic and confusion, a witness says. The small plane carrying Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mourino and seven others crashed in central Mexico City on Tuesday night. A witness described "moments of panic and confusion" after the crash, as burning people asked for help and others ran from the scene.
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Death toll in Mexican plane crash rises to 13, report says
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Mexico's interior minister and two high-ranking officials among those killed
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