This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/21/german-police-helicopters-collide-training
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| German police helicopters collide during training exercise | German police helicopters collide during training exercise |
| (about 1 month later) | |
| Two helicopters are believed to have crashed near Berlin's Olympic stadium during a police exercise, leaving at least one person dead and several injured, according to reports from the scene. | Two helicopters are believed to have crashed near Berlin's Olympic stadium during a police exercise, leaving at least one person dead and several injured, according to reports from the scene. |
| A fire service spokesman, Sven Gerling, said his initial information was that two helicopters crashed, but he had no further details on the accident. | A fire service spokesman, Sven Gerling, said his initial information was that two helicopters crashed, but he had no further details on the accident. |
| N-tv television and Bild newspaper said the accident occurred in snowy weather on Thursday morning, when about 400 federal police officers were conducting a training exercise on dealing with football violence. | N-tv television and Bild newspaper said the accident occurred in snowy weather on Thursday morning, when about 400 federal police officers were conducting a training exercise on dealing with football violence. |
| Footage showed at least one helicopter on its side on the ground. | Footage showed at least one helicopter on its side on the ground. |
| A federal police spokesman, Frank Brochert, confirmed there "was an incident during an exercise" and emergency crews were called to the scene. He had no details about the accident. | A federal police spokesman, Frank Brochert, confirmed there "was an incident during an exercise" and emergency crews were called to the scene. He had no details about the accident. |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. | |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. Enter your email address to subscribe. |