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Mi-17 helicopter crash in Colombia kills ten

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Crash of helicopter Mi-17 in Colombia ten people killed

Ten people were killed when a Colombian army helicopter crashed near the town of Segovia, in northern Antioquia province, on Tuesday, the army said.

The Russian-made MI-17 helicopter, carrying eight army personnel and two civilians, crashed on Tuesday morning on route from the town of Caucasia. Staff onboard the helicopter were set to inspect army gasoline storage facilities.

This post was published on 16 January 2018 23:37

Maarten Van Den Driessche

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