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Uzbek military helicopter crash kills nine

Three crew members and six servicemen died in the crash

Reuters October 19, 2016

Three crew members and six servicemen died in the crash. PHOTO: REUTERS

UZBEKISTAN: A military helicopter crashed in Uzbekistan on Wednesday, killing nine people on board, state news agency UzA said.

The Soviet-designed Mi-171 transport helicopter owned by the Defence Ministry crashed while flying over the eastern Ferghana region of the Central Asian nation, it said.

PAF pilot killed in jet crash

Three crew members and six servicemen died in the crash and the authorities are investigating its cause.

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