Taiwan's top military official was among eight people killed when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed in mountains in the north of the island
Gen. Shen Yi-ming, the Taiwan military's chief of general staff, was en route to visit troops when the UH-60M helicopter disappeared from radar near New Taipei City while carrying 13 people, including the crew.Shen was confirmed dead along with seven other people on board, Lt. Gen.
Hsiung Hou-chi of Taiwan's air force told a news conference Thursday afternoon. Five people survived.The helicopter lost contact with base 13 minutes after taking off, at 8:07 a.m. local time, Hsiung said.He said the helicopter's condition was"not ideal," and the ministry had set up a task force to investigate the cause of the incident.
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