According to media reports, two Uzbek helicopters with bodyguards on board were flying along the border between the Central Asian countries February 7 when the tail of one of the aircraft caught fire, after which the helicopter quickly lost altitude and crashed.
"Some media reports alleging that Uzbek border guards were flying along the border aboard two helicopters, and that three people, two of whom died, were on board the crashed helicopter, are untrue," Uzbekistan's defense ministry said.
There was one helicopter with no relation to border guards, and only one person died in the crash, the ministry said.
On February 7, an Mi-24 helicopter performing engine ground tests unexpectedly took off and crashed, killing the pilot, the ministry said.
