Eight feared dead in B-52 bomber crash in U.S.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying eight people crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert on Monday, with no survivors reported, the base said, Xinhua reported.

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The aircraft took off at 11:20 a.m. local time and was on a routine test mission, the base said on X.

Previously, it was reported that six people were killed following a mid-air collision between two helicopters west of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.