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Afghanistan: 12 killed in the Mil Mi-8 helicopter crash

At the basis of the accident a technical failure

A Russian-produced Mil Mi-8MTV helicopter -with registration ER-MHR- used by an international Moldovan freight company crashed yesterday during take-off from the 209th Army Corps base at Mazar-i Sharif, in Afghanistan, causing the death of 12 of the 14 people on board, including 4 soldiers and 2 Afghan policemen.According to the Kabul Army spokesperson, the incident occurred around 7:30 am due to an...

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Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, 09/03/2018 09:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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