BUCHAREST, Romania, July 26 (UPI) -- An Israeli military helicopter crashed during a training exercise in central Romania Monday with seven people on board, officials said.
The Romanian news agency Agerpres reported the Israeli CH-53 helicopter was taking part in the Blue Sky 2010 joint Romanian-Israeli air exercise when the aircraft went down about 3:20 p.m. The Romanian Defense Ministry issued a statement saying search-and-rescue teams located the wreckage about 5:45 p.m. in the Fundata-Zarnesti area.
The Romanian news agency Mediafax reported the helicopter was carrying six Israeli troops and one Romanian soldier.
The fate of the occupants and the cause of the accident weren't known, Mediafax said.
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