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Helicopter crash kills 7

Seven people, including six employees of an amusement park, were killed when a helicopter crashed in a rural area of eastern France on Saturday night, local authorities said.

The accident happened near the small town of Bregnier-Cordon, where people playing bowls alerted authorities after seeing the helicopter go down.

There is currently no explanation for the crash, Albert Dupuy, a regional official told France Info radio.

(China Daily 06/22/2009 page8)