French Billionaire Politician Olivier Dassault Killed in Helicopter Crash

French Billionaire Politician Olivier Dassault Killed in Helicopter Crash
French deputy Olivier Dassault attends the government questions session at the National Assembly in Paris, on Dec. 16, 2008. Charles Platiau/Reuters
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Conservative billionaire politician Olivier Dassault was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter.

Dassault, 69, was the eldest son of French billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, whose group builds the Rafale war planes and owns Le Figaro newspaper.