A military helicopter with Bulgarians on board crashed in Côte d’Ivoire

The incident happened in the early hours of September 10, 2 km from the city of Togolakae

The Côte d’Ivoire Army’s Mi-24 helicopter crashed in Africa. Five of the crew died in the accident, according to information from the specialized military website Pan.bg among the victims are three Bulgarians.

The crash happened in the northern part of the African country in the early hours of September 10.

According to one of the investigating servicemen, “A combat Mi-24 crashed on Thursday against Friday after losing all contact with the control tower. After a search operation, it was established that the situation occurred on the border with Burkina Faso. The helicopter has already been located, Five people died in the crash. ” An investigation is still underway to establish the causes. “

The helicopter crashed 2km from Togolakaye. The connection to the machine failed at 2 am on September 10.

It is mentioned that the helicopter may have been shot down by local jihadists who are on the border with Burkina Faso.

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