Gabon crash kills French soldiers
| Gabon crash kills French soldiers | |
| A military helicopter with 10 French soldiers on board has crashed into the sea off the African state of Gabon, killing at least two. The French military said three soldiers survived the crash, but one later died from injuries. One body was pulled from the water, and six men remain missing. Officials say the helicopter came down near Port Gentil during a joint exercise with Gabonese troops. French Defence Minister Herve Morin was travelling to the crash site. French President Nicolas Sarkozy ordered him to oversee the rescue operation, a spokesman said. There is no word on the cause of the crash, which occurred shortly after take-off from a vessel taking part in the joint exercise | |