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Czech Republic's richest man among five killed in Alaska helicopter crash

Petr Kellner, the Czech Republic’s richest man, [R] wanted to buy Chelsea football club from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich [L]

The richest person in the Czech Republic, Petr Kellner, who reportedly wanted to buy Chelsea football club from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in 2018, has been killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska, his financial group PPF said on Monday.

Kellner, who is the owner of the investment company PPF Group and is ranked by Forbes magazine as the world’s 88th richest man, was 56.

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