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Sudan military helicopter crashes in Darfur, killing 19
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-26 09:34
A military helicopter crashed Monday in South Darfur state due to bad
weather, killing all 19 on board, the army said.
The MI-17 helicopter had made three attempted landings before crashing,
according to a statement issued by the army spokesman.
The statement said the aircraft was on an "administrative" mission in West
Kordufan state but was unable to land there because of "bad weather." It went
north to attempt a landing at Al Fasher, capital of North Darfur, but couldn't
land again and continued to Nyala. The helicopter crashed just outside Nyala, in
Domaya.
"Due to bad weather, the helicopter crashed in the area of Domaya, leading to
the martyrdom of its crew of three officers and one technicians, as well as the
rest of the passengers who were all military, including two officers and
thirteen other various ranks," said the statement, carried by the official news
agency.
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