Four people died after an Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the West Kazakhstan region, the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee said on February 23. According to the committee, two other people were hospitalized with injuries in the accident. The aircraft crashed near the village of Chapurino while inspecting a pipeline for the KazTransOil energy company. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
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