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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Two Russian pilots killed in Syria chopper crash
Two Russian military pilots were killed when their helicopter crashed near the central Syrian city of Homs, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, adding that the aircraft had not been under fire.
“Two crew members died,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The crash of the Mi-28 attack helicopter happened in the early hours of Tuesday, the ministry said, adding the bodies had been recovered and brought to Russia’s Hmeimim air base.
“According to a report from the crash site, the helicopter was not fired at,” the Defense Ministry added, saying experts were looking into the reasons of the accident.
The crash takes Russia’s official combat death toll in Syria to seven.
— AFP
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