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Tunisian military helicopter crash, three killed

Kazim Abdul by Kazim Abdul
October 7, 2021 - Updated on July 4, 2024
in Aerospace
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A military helicopter crashed in Gabes, El Hamma region in south-eastern Tunisia, killing three soldiers, state radio said on Tuesday.

The Spokesman for the Defence Ministry on stated to that the helicopter had crashed during a night military drill.

“A military technical team was sent to the scene to determine the causes of the crash,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying.

The incident happened during a military exercise at night, the state news agency said, citing the Ministry of Defense spokesperson.

The three victims of the crash were: Lieutenant Issam Arfaoui (pilot), Second Lieutenant Mehdi Derbali (co-pilot), and Warrant Officer Mohamed Ben Salah (aircraft mechanic).

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Tunisia’s National Defence Ministry said that a technical committee will investigate into the reasons behind the helicopter crash, that occurred in the El Hamma region, in the Gabes governorate.

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Crashes like this are rare in Tunisia, although last year October, an F-5 Freedom Fighter combat aircraft in a crash near Remada district of the governorate Tataouine, South of the country.

The Tunisian F-5 aircraft was lost on Tuesday, 6 October during a routine operational mission in the desert depth in the Remada region, says the Tunisian ministry of defense.

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