Update from BBC NEWS [quote]Two dead in helicopter crash[/b]
Two soldiers have been killed after a British army helicopter made a forced landing in Londonderry.
An army spokesman confirmed that a Gazelle helicopter had "gone down" near the City of Derry rugby club in Gransha.
"We are ruling out terrorism activity as a potential cause," he said.
The two soldiers were the only people on board.
An Army spokesman confirmed the two deaths.
The helicopter had been on a routine flight from Omagh in County Tyrone, nearly 40 miles away. It had been destined for Ballykelly Army base. It had taken off from Lisanelly Barracks in the town about 15 minutes earlier.
It had been accompanied by a Puma helicopter.
An eyewitness, John Arbuckle, said: "You wouldn't have knew it was a helicopter, there was military papers and that floating about in the field.
The Gazelle helicopter is from 5 Regiment Army Air Corps, based at Aldergrove in County Antrim.
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Update from BBC NEWS
Two dead in helicopter crash[/b]
Two soldiers have been killed after a British army helicopter made a forced landing in Londonderry.
An army spokesman confirmed that a Gazelle helicopter had "gone down" near the City of Derry rugby club in Gransha.
"We are ruling out terrorism activity as a potential cause," he said.
The two soldiers were the only people on board.
An Army spokesman confirmed the two deaths.
The helicopter had been on a routine flight from Omagh in County Tyrone, nearly 40 miles away. It had been destined for Ballykelly Army base. It had taken off from Lisanelly Barracks in the town about 15 minutes earlier.
It had been accompanied by a Puma helicopter.
An eyewitness, John Arbuckle, said: "You wouldn't have knew it was a helicopter, there was military papers and that floating about in the field.
The Gazelle helicopter is from 5 Regiment Army Air Corps, based at Aldergrove in County Antrim.
Full report