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Ghanian defence, environment ministers killed in helicopter crash
A helicopter crash has killed 8 people including the nation's defence and environment ministers, according to Ghana's government. Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among the victims of the crash in the south of the country, said Julius Debrah, Chief of Staff to President John Mahama. 'The president and the government extend their condolences and solidarity to the families of our comrades and soldiers who fell in their service to the nation,' said Debrah. Also among the victims were Alhaji Muniru Muhammad, Deputy National Security Coordinator and former Minister of Agriculture, and Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of President Mahama's National Democratic Congress (NDC) party. More to come…
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