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Helicopter crash in Brazil: four policemen died

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The AS-350B3 Esquilo helicopter probably shot down by local criminals

A crash happened last Saturday, 19th November, near the infamous City of God, one of the 600 favelas in Rio, which is among the most ferocious ones because of its criminality rate. A military helicopter, committed to a police procedure, is supposed to have been shot down by an unidentified number of firearms, causing the four policemen onboard death. This seems to be just one of the collision theories,...

fra/pec - 1200289
Rome, Italy, 11/22/2016 10:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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