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To: maceng2 who wrote (38612)	8/19/2002 12:42:34 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (2) of 281500

Chechnya gets to the BBC news news.bbc.co.uk Helicopter downed in Chechnya The Mi-26 is one of the largest helicopters in the world A giant Russian military helicopter transporting servicemen to Chechnya has crashed in the republic. The aircraft's pilot reported a fire in the engine compartment and decided to crash land five kilometres from its destination, the Russian air base of Khankala. Defence Ministry officials in Moscow said 13 people were injured in the crash, but the Russian media quoted local military as saying there were at least 70 dead. Interfax news agency and sources with links to the Chechen rebels both said the helicopter had been shot down using either rockets or machine-gun fire. The ministry dismissed any rebel involvement, and said the helicopter pilot did not report a hit. "The engine ignited when the helicopter was attempting to land," spokesman Nikolay Deryabin told Russian TV. "It was forced to make an emergency landing." Rebel surge Russian President Vladimir Putin set up a commission to investigate the crash, which he described as a "catastrophe". The Mi-26, one of the largest helicopters in the world, was carrying 112 servicemen and five crew members. It was transporting troops from Mozdok in North Ossetia to the Khankala base, outside the Chechen capital Grozny. The crash follows a surge in rebel action including attacks late last week which killed nine servicemen and five civilians. The war has been going on for nearly three years, but the Russian Government maintains that only isolated groups of rebels are holding out against federal forces.

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