3 Honduran Soldiers Killed in Copter Crash
From Associated Press
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras —
A bolt of lightning downed a helicopter during U.S.-Honduran military maneuvers, killing four Honduran soldiers and injuring three others, the government said Saturday.
Military sources said the accident occurred Friday night during a heavy thunderstorm near the small village of San Antonio de Majada, 180 miles northeast of Tegucigalpa. The source said the chopper was returning to the air base at San Pedro Sula, 120 miles north of Tegucigalpa.
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