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Helicopter crashes in northern Greece

The two pilots are alive

Newsroom September 20 10:43

A Boeing Apatche AH-64 Helicopter crashed on Tuesday morning in Orfanos Gulf, east of Chalkidiki. According to the first reports, the two pilots have been rescued and transferred to 424 Army General Hospital of Thessaloniki. The causes of the crash are still unknown.

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