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Old 29th Aug 2010, 00:10
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Matari
 
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It was a Mil-17:

Officials were investigating why the Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter crashed "within a few minutes" after taking off on Friday, Chavez said in a televised speech, reading off the names of the victims.The helicopter was searching for a group of suspected drug traffickers in southwestern Apure state, National Guard Gen. Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez told state television.
The Associated Press: 10 killed in helicopter crash in Venezuela
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