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7 Killed in Serbian Military Helicopter Crash


Military vehicles drive to the site of a helicopter crash on the outskirts of Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, March 14, 2015.
Military vehicles drive to the site of a helicopter crash on the outskirts of Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, March 14, 2015.

A Serbian military helicopter transporting a 5-day-old baby to emergency medical treatment crashed late Friday.

The Defense Ministry said Saturday there were no survivors.

Media reports said seven people - four crew members, two medical workers and the baby with severe respiratory problems - were onboard the aircraft when it crashed near Belgrade's international airport.

The French News Agency, AFP, says the child had been rushed to a hospital in an ambulance, but the vehicle became stuck in a mudslide.

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