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5 Americans and Ecuadorean Official Are Killed in Helicopter Crash in Kenya

Published by New York Times World By Matthew Mpoke Bigg · 20 August 2026 at 01:00
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5 Americans and Ecuadorean Official Are Killed in Helicopter Crash in Kenya
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Ecuador’s director of national intelligence was also among those who died in the crash. The search and recovery efforts were being hampered by a fire at the site and the difficult terrain, officials said.

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