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Uganda's Museveni orders investigation after military chopper crash

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A Uganda People's Defence Forces Mi-17 chopper at the Airbase in Entebbe. A similar helicopter crashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday. [Courtesy, Daily Monitor]

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an investigation after a military chopper crashed killing dozens of People's Defence Forces (UPDF).

Museveni, who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces ordered a board of inquiry to investigate how and why military helicopters were dropping from the skies.

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