20:28, 05-Feb-2018
Japan Helicopter Crash: Pilot killed as military chopper crashes in residential area
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One pilot has been killed as a Japanese army Apache attack helicopter crashed in western Japan.
Defense Ministry said the Ground Self Defence Force helicopter came down in Saga prefecture during training. The crash happened just several hundred metres from an elementary school and a house caught fire. It comes as public attention is focused on incidents involving US military helicopters following a series of incidents in Okinawa.