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Taiwan's military chief among eight dead in helicopter crash

A rescue team searches for missing military officers after a Black Hawk helicopter made a forced landing at a mountainous area near Taipei, Taiwan January 2, 2020. [ Photo Courtesy, REUTERS

Taiwan’s top military official was among eight people killed on Thursday after a helicopter carrying them to visit soldiers crashed in a mountainous area near the capital Taipei, the defence ministry said.

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