Authorities announced that three people were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash at an army base near Niger's capital Niamey.
"A Niger Armed Forces MI-17 helicopter, returning from a routine training flight, crashed while landing on the military airstrip from Niamey airport," the Nigerien Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
The statement read: "Unfortunately the three crew members - an officer and a non-commissioned officer from Niger and an expatriate instructor - died on the spot despite the efforts of the emergency services to contain the fire."
It also added that a commission of inquiry was immediately developed to disclose the causes of this tragic accident.
On a separate note, the Minister of Defence announced that 25 terrorists were killed last week after an air strike in the region of Tillabéri in western Niger.
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