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18 Killed as Ethiopian Military Helicopter Crashes

by Associated Press

   ADDIS ABABA --

   Ethiopian state media are reporting that a military helicopter has
   crashed and killed all 18 people on board, including two children.
   Police official Aschalew Alemu tells the Ethiopian News Agency that the
   crash occurred Thursday morning in the Oromia region. The helicopter
   was traveling from the eastern city of Dire Dawa to an air base in
   Bishoftu town southeast of the capital Addis Ababa.
   Aschalew says the cause of the crash is under investigation.
   The state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate reports that 15
   military personnel and three civilians are dead.