Hanoi, Vietnam: Sixteen people were killed and five injured when a Vietnamese military helicopter crashed in the capital Hanoi early on Monday, a top military official said.
"The plane was carrying 21 people and it crashed during a parachute training exercise, killing 16 and injuring five others," Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, army deputy commander, told AFP.
The dead and injured were all military personnel, he added.
"The plane was carrying 21 people and it crashed during a parachute training exercise, killing 16 and injuring five others," Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, army deputy commander, told AFP.
The dead and injured were all military personnel, he added.
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