8 Jordanian Soldiers Killed in Copter Crash
The commander of the armed forces in southern Jordan and seven other military men were killed Thursday in a helicopter crash about 60 miles southwest of Amman, the government-run radio announced.
Brig. Saoud Maghsoub Harahsheh was among the eight soldiers and officers who died in the accident, state-run Jordan Radio reported.
It did not give the cause of the accident, but a senior army official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it was apparently caused by a technical defect. More details were not immediately available.
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