2015 Colombia helicopter crash
On August 4, 2015, 16 policemen died in a helicopter accident in northwestern Colombia. The Colombian Defense Minister, Luis Carlos Villegas, stated that the crash was most likely caused by bad weather. The flight was part of an operation against Clan Úsuga, a criminal organization composed of former right-wing paramilitary group members. Two other helicopters flew on the same mission but did not encounter difficulties and did not hear any hostile fire.
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2015 Colombia helicopter crash
On August 4, 2015, 16 policemen died in a helicopter accident in northwestern Colombia. The Colombian Defense Minister, Luis Carlos Villegas, stated that the crash was most likely caused by bad weather. The flight was part of an operation against Clan Úsuga, a criminal organization composed of former right-wing paramilitary group members. Two other helicopters flew on the same mission but did not encounter difficulties and did not hear any hostile fire.
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On August 4, 2015, 16 policeme ...... did not hear any hostile fire.
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في 4 أغسطس 2015، توفي 16 شرطيا ...... وبات ولم يسمع أي نيران معادية.
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A UH-60 Black Hawk, similar to the helicopter involved in the crash
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2015-08-04
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On August 4, 2015, 16 policeme ...... did not hear any hostile fire.
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في 4 أغسطس 2015، توفي 16 شرطيا ...... وبات ولم يسمع أي نيران معادية.
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2015 Colombia helicopter crash
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حادث تحطم الهليكوبتر الكولومبية 2015
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