-15-politics/Three Malaysians killed in helicopter crash on Borneo island

  • 12/15/2022
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Kuala Lumpur, Aug 16, SPA -- Three air force personnelwere killed after their helicopter crashed in the mountainous jungles of Borneo, the Malaysian government said. Seven other passengers survived. The Sikorski S-61A military helicopter disappeared whileferrying five soldiers, two pilots and three other crewmembers to a remote military surveillance outpost onMalaysia's border with Indonesia on Sunday. Air searchers found both pilots and a crew member dead ata crash site Monday and airlifted the others who wereinjured to a hospital, Defense Minister Najib Razak wasquoted as saying by the national news agency, Bernama. Najib said officials were still investigating whether thecrash resulted from bad weather or technical difficulties.--SPA1407 Local Time 1107 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/192369

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