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Four Dead in Russian Helicopter Incident


What: Mi-8 helicopter belonging to the Kazan helicopter factory
Where: near the capital of Russia’s Volga Republic of Tatarstan on the outskirts of Kazan.
When: During a test flight Sunday around 2 p.m. (1100 GMT)
Who: Five individuals–three crewmembers and two test experts–one of whom parachuted out of the cabin before the helicopter’s fall at an altitude of about 70 meters. He has been taken to hospital in a state of shock. .
Why: The incident is under investigation. The helicopter recently underwent repairs.

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