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Mi-17 Helicopter Crash in Venezuela Kills 4

06:40 19/05/2012 MEXICO CITY, May 19 (RIA Novosti)

A Russian-made Mil Mi-17 helicopter has crashed in Venezuela, killing four out of the five people on board, the Globovision television channel said, quoting the country’s defense authorities.

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Venezuela to Construct 3 Oil Refineries in China
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Fidel Castro visits Cancer-Stricken Hugo Chavez
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Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez said on Friday his country would be able to send a mission to Mars after 2030.1
Russia May Sell $14 Bln Worth of Weaponry in 2012
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