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Military helicopter crash kills two in central Tunisia

TUNIS, July 14 (KUNA) -- A military helicopter crashed in the city of Sfax in central Tunisia, killing the pilot and a passenger with him, announced the Tunisian defense ministry on Thursday.
" The helicopter which crashed today is one used for training, carrying aboard two military men who died in the incident," said spokesperson for the ministry Belhasan Al-Waslati in a press statement.
He added that a panel of investigators has been mustered up to look into the causes of the crash which occurred on the outskirts of a residential area in Sfax. (end) khs.ajs