Five Killed in Belarus Helicopter Crash

Posted October 20th, 2011 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
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A Belarusian border guard helicopter has crashed, killing all five people on board.

Officials say the European-made helicopter crashed Thursday afternoon near the border with Lithuania and burst into flames.

Three of the people on board were journalists filming a report.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.