Italian helicopter crash in France kills 8

Source: Xinhua  |   2008-10-24  |     ONLINE EDITION

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AN Italian military helicopter crashed in France's eastern province of Meuse yesterday, killing all the eight people on board, said French police officials.

The helicopter fell down yesterday afternoon in a field far from residential zones and burst into flames. French firefighters arrived at the spot in no time, but none of the eight aboard survived, the officials said.

According to the Italian defence ministry, the aircraft, a HH3Fmodel, was to join a France-Italy military drill in France.

Preliminary investigation showed that the weather condition was good when the accident occurred.

The cause of the accident is to be determined after further inquiry.


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