PARIS :
France's President Francois Hollande's office confirmed today that eight French nationals were among 10 killed in an accident involving two helicopters in Argentina.
The Elysee Palace said in a statement that famed sailor Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and boxer Alexis Vastine were among the dead. It added that the accident happened during the filming of a TV programme for the TF1 TV channel.
© Thomson Reuters 2015
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