6 people, including 2 Polish tourists, die in helicopter crashes in Russia's Far East
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MOSCOW: (AP) A helicopter crash in Russia's Far East killed six people, including two Polish tourists, officials said Sunday.
The Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the Magadan region Saturday, the regional branch of Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement. It said the helicopter's pilot survived the crash and was hospitalized with injuries, but six passengers, including two tourists from Poland, were killed.
The ministry would not name the victims. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
Crashes of the Mi-8 — a workhorse helicopter used widely in civilian aviation as well as by the military — occur frequently in Russia and often are blamed on poor maintenance and excessive age.
Another Mi-8 carrying six people went missing last Sunday in a remote Arctic province and rescuers have not yet located it.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/16/europe/EU-GEN-Russia-Helicopter-Crash.php
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