Czech-British Exercise To Continue Despite Chopper Crash

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A joint military exercise between British and Czech troops in the Czech Republic is to continue despite the deaths of six British participants in a helicopter crash, a Czech Air Force spokeswoman said Sept. 10.

Sabina Introvicova said the maneuvers, code-named Flying Rhino, would continue until Sept. 17 as originally planned. However, helicopters being used in the exercises would remain grounded until the cause of the accident had been found.

A Lynx helicopter carrying the six soldiers crashed and burst into flames near the southeastern city of Brno on Sept. 9. There were no survivors.

It was believed that the craft, which was flying low, may have hit a power cable.

The Czech Defence Ministry had earlier said that the Flying Rhino exercise would be halted immediately.

Czech military specialists from Namest-nad-Oslavou, Caslav and Pardubice had been taking part in the exercise along with British instructors, training in looking for ground targets and simulating air attacks.

Some 450 British military personnel are taking part.

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