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TAJIKISTAN-ACCIDENT
16 feared dead in helicopter ‘hard landing’ in Tajikistan: govt
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, Aug 13, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Up to 16 people, including
13 climbers and 3 helicopter crew, are unaccounted for after a “hard landing”
in the mountains of Tajikistan, the Central Asian country’s emergency
committee said Monday.
The accident took place on Sunday at 1130 GMT, the committee said, and two
helicopters have been sent on a rescue and recovery mission to the crash
site.
BSS/AFP/IJ/1336 hrs