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1st LD: Two pilots killed in Russian military helicopter crash in Syria

Xinhua, April 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

An attack helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Force crashed early Tuesday in Syria, killing two military pilots, Russian media reported.

The Mi-28 helicopter crashed during a mission in Syria's Homs province, and the bodies of two crew members have been recovered and brought to Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Syria, TASS news agency said, citing the Russian Defense Ministry.

The ministry said the helicopter was not shot down.

Investigators are working at the crash site to establish the cause of the incident. Endi