The Russian-made MI-71 military helicopter crashed near the El Ataf site of Ain Defla province
Three Algerian soldiers were killed when the helicopter they were on crashed during a training mission 200 kilometers southwest of Algiers, the North African country’s defense ministry said.
The Russian-made MI-71 military helicopter crashed near the El Ataf site of Ain Defla province, in northern Algeria. Among the three victims is a colonel, according to the Algerian defense ministry.
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The Chief of the National Defense General Staff, General Said Sengriha, ordered an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.
In December 2020, three military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in Tipaza province, near Algiers.
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