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Six killed in Nepal copter crash

A victim’s body being taken out of a helicopter at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. REUTERS

Kathmandu, July 11

A private commercial helicopter carrying Mexican tourists crashed on Tuesday near Mount Everest in eastern Nepal, killing all six people on board, including five members of a family, in the latest aviation accident in the Himalayan nation. It crashed in the Lamjura area when the victims were returning to Kathmandu from Surke after enjoying a mountain flight.

PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ paid tributes to the victims. The accident is believed to have been caused due to bad weather.

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