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Five dead, one injured in South Korea military helicopter crash

Seoul : Five marines were killed and one injured when a South Korean military helicopter crashed on Tuesday at a marine base in the country’s southeast, the defence ministry said.  

The helicopter came down and caught fire during a test flight after repairs at the base in the port city of Pohang, the ministry said in a statement.  “Five of the six crew members on board were killed and the remaining one has been taken to hospital,” it said.