Uganda Blames Weather for Chopper Disaster

Ugandan authorities say poor weather may have caused three military helicopters to crash in Kenya as they headed to Somalia to reinforce African Union troops, resulting in the deaths of two soldiers.

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The eight soldiers from the helicopter that crashed near a cliff, but did not burst into flames on impact, survived.

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Ugandan soldiers seen boarding one of the crashed helicopters moments before it took off from the army base in Uganda.

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