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Military helicopter crashes in Uzbekistan, 2 dead

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19:58 23/07/2009

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TASHKENT, July 23 (RIA Novosti) - Two people were killed when a Mi-24 helicopter of the Uzbek air force crashed on Thursday near the airport of Chirchiq northeast of the capital, Tashkent, a defense ministry source said.

The incident occurred early on Thursday during a training flight.

A special commission has been set up to investigate the cause of the crash.

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