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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on February 02, 2018, 02:58:54 pm

Title: France helicopter crash: Five killed as two army aircraft collide
Post by: TomSea on February 02, 2018, 02:58:54 pm

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France helicopter crash: Five killed as two army aircraft collide

Two army helicopters have collided in southern France, killing five people on board, officials say.

The crash happened near Carcès lake in Var area, about 50km (30 miles) north-west of St Tropez.

Rescuers at the thickly wooded crash site recovered five bodies. It is not clear what caused the collision.

Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42915358 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42915358)