Taiwan's military chief among eight dead in helicopter crash
TAIPEI - A senior Taiwanese military official is missing after a helicopter made an emergency landing in northern Taiwan, the island’s defense ministry said on Thursday.
The defense ministry said a rescue mission was underway for the 13 people on board the helicopter, which includes the Air Force General Shen Yi-ming, the island’s chief of the general staff. A team has been dispatched for the rescue mission, ministry said, adding that some people on board were alive.
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