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Article: Xinhua African news summary at 2000 GMT, Jan. 4
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- January 4, 2003
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Xinhua African news summary at 2000 GMT, Jan. 4
LAGOS -- Four persons, including two pilots, were killed and
eight others injured Friday in the southern Nigerian state of Rivers
when a private charter helicopter crashed, local media reported
Saturday.
The helicopter, operated by Aero Contractors Company Nigeria Ltd.
with 10 passengers and two pilots on board, "crashed into water near
Brass terminal," said a statement issued by Andrea Forzoni, vice
chairman and managing director of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company
(NAOC) which chartered the plane. (Nigeria-Crash)
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