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US Navy chopper crashes near Oman

by Jul 20, 2012

Washington, July 20 (IANS) A US Navy helicopter crashed near Oman Thursday with five crew members on board.

The chopper was conducting “heavy lift support operations” at the time of the crash, some 90 km from Muscat, Xinhua reported. The fate of the crew was not immediately known.

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