Military helicopter crashes in Uzbekistan, 2 dead
09:08, 24 July 2009
TASHKENT. July 24. KAZINFORM 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, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The incident occurred early on Thursday during a training flight.
A special commission has been set up to investigate the cause of the crash, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.for full version.