(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)KABUL Afghanistan Dhu-AlHijjah 28 1436 October 12 2015 SPA -- A military helicopter crashed in a non-hostile incident Sunday at the NATO base in the Afghan capital Kabul killing five coalition members and injuring five others authorities said AP reported.
The statement from the Resolute Support Mission did not give the nationalities of those killed and injured all of them NATO personnel. But the British Ministry of Defense said two Royal Air Force members were among those killed when the Puma Mk 2 helicopter crashed while landing at the headquarters of the NATO Resolute Support Mission which is training Afghan security forces.
The mission statement said the helicopter "crashed due to a non-hostile incident" around 4:15 p.m. Sunday at Camp Resolute Support Kabul.
The alliance said the incident is under investigation but did not provide further details.
--SPA
01:34 LOCAL TIME 22:34 GMT
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