Cyprus Defence Minister Socratis Hasikos said on Thursday that indications are that the military helicopter, which crashed yesterday near Paphos, made an emergency landing due to an engine problem or fire.
Five officers of the National Guard, aboard the helicopter, including its Commander, Lieutenant General Evangelos Florakis, were killed in the crash, near the western coastal town of Paphos.
As the CNA reports, Hasikos noted that the Defence Ministry has set up a six-member committee to investigate the circumstances under which the Bell 206 crashed.
The government announced yesterday that two experts from Greece will join their Cypriot colleagues in the investigations.
Two Bell experts of the american manufacturers Textron and two Rolls- Royce engine manufacturers were also due to arrive in Cyprus.
Five officers of the National Guard, aboard the helicopter, including its Commander, Lieutenant General Evangelos Florakis, were killed in the crash, near the western coastal town of Paphos.
As the CNA reports, Hasikos noted that the Defence Ministry has set up a six-member committee to investigate the circumstances under which the Bell 206 crashed.
The government announced yesterday that two experts from Greece will join their Cypriot colleagues in the investigations.
Two Bell experts of the american manufacturers Textron and two Rolls- Royce engine manufacturers were also due to arrive in Cyprus.
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