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Eight die in Italian helicopter | |
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An Italian military helicopter has crashed in flames in eastern France, killing all eight passengers, French officials have said. | |
They said the helicopter, a search and rescue Sikorsky HH3F Pelican, came down near the town of Vaubecourt in the Meuse department. | |
The Italian defence ministry said the helicopter had been engaged in manoeuvres with the French military. | |
The helicopter came down in a field amid good weather conditions. | |
An Italian military spokesman told Reuters news agency: "It caught fire at 4.30pm local time (1430GMT) in open countryside not far from Strasbourg. It was completely destroyed. We still don't know the causes." | An Italian military spokesman told Reuters news agency: "It caught fire at 4.30pm local time (1430GMT) in open countryside not far from Strasbourg. It was completely destroyed. We still don't know the causes." |