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Five dead in S. Korea military helicopter crash
SEOUL, July 17, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Five people were killed and one injured
when a South Korean military helicopter crashed on Tuesday at a marine base
in the country’s southeast, the defence ministry said.
The helicopter crashed and caught fire during a test flight after repairs
at the base in the port city of Pohang, the ministry said in a statement.
“Five of the six crew members on board were killed and the remaining one
has been taken to hospital due to injury,” it said.
The ministry said an investigation into the cause would be launched but did
not specify whether all victims were soldiers.
The helicopter was a domestically made model known as the MUH-1 or
Marineon, Yonhap news agency said.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1537 hrs