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British helicopter crashes in Kosovo

10.04.2001 | Source:

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British military helicopter with 7 persons aboard, crashed in a mountainous area of Kosovo, not far from its border with Macedonia. At least two persons died. A few injured men were delivered to an American military hospital, situated not far from the place of the accident. The reason of the accident is still unknown, western news agencies report. However there is no evidence that it was a hostile action. The accident occurred in the conditions of low visibility, overcast and heavy rain, in the district, there militants are extremely active. British investigators have already departed for the place of the accident.

 
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