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Military copter with 13 on board crashes in Kazakhstan

Wednesday, 27 March 2019 5:19 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 27 March 2019 5:24 PM ]

The file photo shows a helicopter in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on October 4, 2018. (By AFP)

A Kazakh military helicopter with 13 people on board crashed on Wednesday in Kazakhstan during exercises, the Defense Ministry said.

The incident occurred when the helicopter was flying from Aktau to Shymkent as part of a group of four military helicopters.

The ministry said there were casualties, but that it was not yet clear how many.

(Source: Reuters)

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