The World - News from May 5, 1986
Two Taiwanese military helicopters collided during a military exercise and crashed into a rice paddy, killing 22 soldiers and injuring two, the Taipei newspaper Independent Evening Post reported. Military officials confirmed the collision, 21 miles southwest of Taipei, but not the casualties.
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