Helicopter carrying UN workers crashes in Sierra Leone

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Possibly 20 dead, no link yet, just heard on CNN.

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1. Link:

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/1088525372

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2. This is truly a sad story!

May their souls R.I.P.

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3. UN chopper crash leaves two dozen dead

Freetown - Twenty-four United Nations staff and others were killed when a helicopter crashed on Tuesday into a hillside in thick jungle in Sierra Leone, UN officials said.

The helicopter, leased by the UN peacekeeping mission in the West African country, crashed about five minutes away from its destination, the eastern town of Yengema, on a flight from the capital Freetown, UN officials said.

"All are presumed to have perished. It crashed into a hillside in a thick jungle area," said Sharon McPherson, an information officer with the UN mission.

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