Thierry Sabine, organizer of the Paris-Dakar road...
Thierry Sabine, organizer of the Paris-Dakar road rally, died along with four companions, including popular French singer Daniel Balavoine, when their helicopter smashed into a sand dune in Mali while Sabine was surveying part of the 8,700-mile course, race officials said.
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