DUSHANBE, October 6, 2010, Asia-Plus — Four persons were killed and three others were injured today as a helicopter of the National Guard crashed in Rasht, according to the National Guard press service.
“The National Guard’s helicopter crashed in Kamarob Gorge in Rasht district today morning,” said the source, “All four crew members were killed and three technical personnel sustained various injuries in the crash.”
The crash was caused by technical reasons and is not connected with the events in the east of the country, the National Guard press service stressed, noting that a special commission has been set up to investigate the cause of the crash.
The National Guard command expresses its deepest condolences to families and friends of the crew members that were killed in the crash.
