Tripoli Officials Among Fatalities When Chopper Shot Down
October 28 2015
A helicopter with 23 on board has crashed in Libya.
The aircraft was carrying high-ranking senior members of the militia in control of the capital Tripoli has crashed, reports Deutsche Welle.
The helicopter was returning to Tripoli on Tuesday when it was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the sea near the village of Maya, said a spokesman for the Tripoli government.
Thirteen bodies have been recovered, including two senior officials of the Libya Dawn militia that...
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