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CBCFri Jul 21, 9:19 am
Russian helicopter crash kills 19
All 19 people on board a Russian military helicopter were killed when it crashed at an airfield near St. Petersburg.
The Emergencies Ministry said 16 passengers and three crew were dead after the accident near the town of Levashovo, north of the city.
The Russian air force has reportedly said the 16 passengers were parachutists on a routine drop. It said the Mi-8 helicopter crashed from a height of about 70 metres.
-- Rachel Gibson (rgibson@hotmail.com), July 21, 2000