{"id":4256,"date":"2024-04-18T17:02:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T17:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4256"},"modified":"2024-04-18T17:02:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T17:02:23","slug":"kenyan-military-helicopter-crashes-five-soldiers-killed-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4256","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan military helicopter crashes, five soldiers killed, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/01000000-0a00-0242-d2c4-08dc5fc7006a_w800_h450.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"wsw\">\n<span class=\"dateline\">NAIROBI \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A Kenyan military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, killing five soldiers inside on Thursday, a police source said. <\/p>\n<p>Three other soldiers on the helicopter were injured and taken to hospital, the police source said, asking not to be named. <\/p>\n<p>The helicopter came down in Elgeyo-Marakwet county, the president&#8217;s spokesman said, without going into detail on any casualties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;President William Ruto convened an urgent meeting of the National Security Council at State House Nairobi this evening following a Kenya Defense Forces&#8217; helicopter crash this afternoon,&#8221; Hussein Mohamed wrote on X. <\/p>\n<p>A statement about the crash would be issued soon, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said on social media. <\/p>\n<p>Defense minister Aden Duale did not respond to Reuters&#8217; calls to his telephone. <\/p>\n<p>At least 10 soldiers were killed in June 2021 when their helicopter crashed while landing near the capital Nairobi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/kenyan-military-helicopter-crashes-five-soldiers-killed-police-say-\/7575537.html\">Source link 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