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| Leicester City helicopter crash: Book of condolence to be opened | Leicester City helicopter crash: Book of condolence to be opened |
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| A book of condolence has opened at Leicester City Football Club this morning for its owner and four others who died in a helicopter crash. | |
| The aircraft came down in a car park moments after taking off from the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening. | The aircraft came down in a car park moments after taking off from the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening. |
| Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of staff, the pilot and a passenger all died at the scene. | Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of staff, the pilot and a passenger all died at the scene. |
| The book will be in a marquee outside the club "for the foreseeable future", with an online version also available. | The book will be in a marquee outside the club "for the foreseeable future", with an online version also available. |
| Nursara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz also died in the crash, police said. | Nursara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz also died in the crash, police said. |
| An investigation into the cause of the crash, which saw the helicopter spiral out of control, is ongoing with aircraft's digital flight data recorder already recovered. | An investigation into the cause of the crash, which saw the helicopter spiral out of control, is ongoing with aircraft's digital flight data recorder already recovered. |
| On Monday, Mr Vichai's wife and son laid a wreath at the stadium | On Monday, Mr Vichai's wife and son laid a wreath at the stadium |
| The club's first team, youth squad and manager Claude Puel were also at the King Power Stadium to see tributes laid by fans. | The club's first team, youth squad and manager Claude Puel were also at the King Power Stadium to see tributes laid by fans. |
| Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez, a former Leicester player, dedicated his match-winning goal in Monday night's game against Tottenham to Mr Vichai. | Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez, a former Leicester player, dedicated his match-winning goal in Monday night's game against Tottenham to Mr Vichai. |
| "It's been very difficult," he told Sky Sports. "The boss was very special to me, I spent four-and-a-half years there. | "It's been very difficult," he told Sky Sports. "The boss was very special to me, I spent four-and-a-half years there. |
| "He was such a good person and I'm very, very sad. That's why I put my hands in the sky for him." | "He was such a good person and I'm very, very sad. That's why I put my hands in the sky for him." |
| Tuesday's first team fixture against Southampton in the EFL Cup and the development squad game against Feyenoord in the Premier League International Cup have been postponed. | Tuesday's first team fixture against Southampton in the EFL Cup and the development squad game against Feyenoord in the Premier League International Cup have been postponed. |
| A minute's silence is due to be held at De Montfort University and at the University of Leicester to remember the victims of the crash. | |
| At the city's Jalaram Community Centre, fans can gather from 18:00 GMT "for reflection" on the evening the team was due to be playing its EFL cup match. |