12 killed in Brunei chopper crash–Air Force spokesman
Agence France-Presse
2:46 pm | Saturday, July 21st, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR – Twelve military personnel including six cadets were killed in a Brunei air force helicopter crash while flying home after jungle training, a spokesman said Saturday.
The crash occurred Friday in Kuala Belait in the oil-rich sultanate on the island of Borneo.
“We have 12 fatalities in the helicopter crash. Two military cadets survived the crash,” Brunei air force spokesman Norudin Salleh told Agence France-Presse.
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KUALA LUMPUR – Twelve military personnel including six cadets were killed in a Brunei air force helicopter crash while flying home after jungle training, a spokesman said Saturday.
