Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes, Killing 4; Weather Blamed

June 22 2017

Sudan

A Sudanese army utility helicopter has crashed in poor weather shortly after taking off from Dongola in northern Sudan, reports the Sudan News Agency.

The Russian-built Mi-17 was headed to Al Daba, also in northern Sudan, when it went down on Tuesday, killing all four personnel onboard, said an army release the following day.

The army said that bad weather led to the crash. Sudan's military fleet of Russian-built aircraft has had several crashes in recent years -- with bad...

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