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Two Algerian soldiers killed in helicopter crash

Xinhua, April 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Two Algerian soldiers were killed Sunday night in a helicopter crash at a civil airport, an eyewitness said on Monday.

The helicopter went down and caught fire shortly after taking off from the Illizi airport, 1,700 km south of Algiers, the witness said.

Authorities are investigating what caused the crash. Endit