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Tunisia helicopter crash kills soldier

A Tunisian army helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from a military base in Sousse governorate. GOOGLE MAPS

By  BBC

A Tunisian army helicopter has crashed, killing one soldier shortly after taking off from a military base in Sousse governorate.

Two other soldiers are in a critical condition in hospital, a health official has been quoted by local media as saying.

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