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2 dead in Iran army chopper crash
A military helicopter crashed today in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, killing the pilot and co-pilot, a media report said.
Updated on: Jun 1, 2011, 10:30:49 IST
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A military helicopter crashed on Monday in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, killing the pilot and co-pilot, a media report said.
The Cobra 209 helicopter belonging to the army's Shahid Vatanpour Training Centre crashed in a field at 10.30 am after it caught fire while airborne, Xinhua reported, citing the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) network.
Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaili, provincial deputy governor, said the incident was due to a technical fault in the helicopter.
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