Military Helicopter Crash in Egypt Kills 8 Peacekeepers, 6 Identified as US Citizens

A military helicopter that crashed in Egypt during a routine mission killed eight uniformed peacekeepers of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO).
Military Helicopter Crash in Egypt Kills 8 Peacekeepers, 6 Identified as US Citizens
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is seen in a file photo. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
Lorenz Duchamps
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A military helicopter that crashed in Egypt during a routine mission killed eight uniformed peacekeepers of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), officials said Thursday.

The MFO said in a news release nine members of the force were involved in the crash while on a mission in the vicinity of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. Only one peacekeeper survived the crash and was airlifted to a hospital where he remains in critical condition.
Lorenz Duchamps
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