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Japan's Self-Defense Force Chopper With 10 People on Board Disappears Near Okinawa

The UH-60 multipurpose chopper flying around Okinawa's Miyakojima Island disappeared from the radar at around 4.40 p.m. (local time), Xinhua news agency quoted public broadcaster NHK as saying.

Japan's Self-Defense Force Chopper With 10 People on Board Disappears Near Okinawa
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Tokyo, April 6: A helicopter of Japan's Self-Defense Force (SDF) with 10 people on board disappeared on Thursday off the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa, local media reported.┬аJapanese Military Helicopter Carrying Ten People Goes Missing After Disappearing From Radar, Search Operation Launched.

The UH-60 multipurpose chopper flying around Okinawa's Miyakojima Island disappeared from the radar at around 4.40 p.m. (local time), Xinhua news agency quoted public broadcaster NHK as saying.┬аColombia Helicopter Crash: Video Shows Army Chopper Crashing Down in Quibdo, Four Killed.

The SDF and the Coast Guard are searching for the helicopter, which belongs to a unit in the Kumamoto prefecture.

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