A helicopter transporting Maluku Governor Karel Alberth Rala Halu and Patimura Military Commander Brig. Gen. Syarifuddin crashed on Wetar island, Southwest Maluku, on Tuesday. No casualties have been reported. The helicopter, which was also transporting a number of Maluku officials, flew to the island on Tuesday morning from Kupang, said Umbu Saga Anakaka, spokesman of East Nusa Tenggara province. The helicopter's engine cut out moments after take off and crashed into a building, Anakaka said. East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piet A. Tallo, Anakaka said, had instructed the head of local transportation office to prepare a speedboat to pick up the helicopter passengers from Wetar.
| Too bad it couldn't happen to a planeload of MMI thugs, only with casualties... |
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