Three killed In Military Helicopter Crash

The incident occurred in an area where there were no immediate reports of combat or of Boko Haram activity.
 "A ground attack helicopter on an armed patrol crashed around the Federal University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State. The crew of 3 was lost in the ill-fated accident






q It was not immediately clear if the helicopter had been shot down or crashed because of technical failure.
A Nigerian military helicopter crashed and exploded on Thursday, killing all three crew on board in the northeast region of the country where the army is battling Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, the army and witnesses said.
Boko Haram, which seeks to establish a caliphate in religiously mixed northern Nigeria, has stepped up attacks since the government announced a purported ceasefire last month which was later rejected by the group's leader.


























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