Egypt condoles Ghana over victims of helicopter crash in Ashanti region - Foreign Affairs
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According to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Egypt expressed its full solidarity with Ghana, extending its condolences to the victims' families.
On Wednesday, a Z9 air force helicopter, carrying three crew and five passengers, went down in a forest in the south while en route to an event on illegal mining, a major environmental issue in the West African country.
Ghana's Defence Minister, Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were both killed in the crash.
The Ghanaian Armed Forces said investigations had been launched to determine the cause of the crash.
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