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| Taiwan’s chief of general staff killed in helicopter crash – military | Taiwan’s chief of general staff killed in helicopter crash – military |
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| Taiwanese Chief of the General Staff Shen Yi-ming was among the eight people who were killed when an army chopper attempted an emergency landing in the mountains, a senior military official said. | Taiwanese Chief of the General Staff Shen Yi-ming was among the eight people who were killed when an army chopper attempted an emergency landing in the mountains, a senior military official said. |
| Shen's death was announced by Air Force Commander-in-Chief General Hsiung Hou-chi. Shen had earlier been declared missing after an UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, carrying 13 senior military officials, crash-landed at Tonghou Creek in the nation's mountainous Wulai District on Thursday. | Shen's death was announced by Air Force Commander-in-Chief General Hsiung Hou-chi. Shen had earlier been declared missing after an UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, carrying 13 senior military officials, crash-landed at Tonghou Creek in the nation's mountainous Wulai District on Thursday. |
| The chopper took off from Songshan Air Base outside Taipei around 7:54am local time and was heading for another base in Yilan District, where Shen was planning to participate in an inspection ahead of the Chinese New Year. | The chopper took off from Songshan Air Base outside Taipei around 7:54am local time and was heading for another base in Yilan District, where Shen was planning to participate in an inspection ahead of the Chinese New Year. |
| The aircraft disappeared from the radar around 8:07am and attempted an emergency landing, the military said. Eight people were killed in the crash and five survived. | |
| It is unclear what caused the disaster. Rescuers are currently working at the scene. | |
| General Shen had become chief of the general staff last July, after having served three years as Air Force commander. | |
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