Five Dead in Military Helicopter Crash in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH (DPA) – A Cambodian military helicopter crashed during a training exercise on the outskirts of the capital on Monday, killing five people and seriously injuring one, the Phnom Penh Post reported.

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The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, the newspaper said.

The 200-million-dollar helicopter, one of several Z-9 choppers bought from China in 2013, reportedly went down in a partially excavated field that had turned swampy after recent rains.