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| Yemeni air force helicopter crashes, eight killed |
| 2003-02-22 |
| A Yemeni air force helicopter crashed in western Yemen on Saturday, killing eight officers and soldiers and injuring four others, a security official said. The official said the helicopter crashed while transporting the 12 men aboard from a military base in the capital San'a to a naval base on the island of Hunaish on the Red Sea. The official said an investigation into the cause of the crash has been launched. He did not provide further details. Poor maintenance is the usual reason, though it could be somebody trying out his now SA-7 to see if it works... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |