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A Mil Mi-8 multipurpose helicopter crashed in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya.

"According to preliminary information, up to eight people were killed in the incident," a spokesman for the local emergencies services told Russian news agency TASS on Wednesday.

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He has added that the helicopter was presumably operated by the Border Guard Service.