Libya Helicopter Crash: 5 Killed After Chopper Crashes at Al-Sarra Air Base Near Kufra

Five people on board the helicopter were killed after it crashed at Al-Sarra Air Base near Kufra in south-east Libya. The incident occurred on Monday when a chopper carrying two military personnel and a medical team with two foreign nationals. 

The helicopter had been on a mission to evacuate a soldier injured in a traffic accident in the desert before it crashed at the base.

Visuals From the Crash Site

helicopter crash occurred at the Al-Sarra air base in southeast Libya, near the city of Kufra.Initial reports described it as involving an "air ambulance" or medical evacuation flight. pic.twitter.com/DgAmj1807G

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Local medical and law enforcement sources have confirmed that all those on board the plane died in the crash. The victims identified as Mustafa Majdi Hamid Wahida, a member of the military transport service; Ali Fayez Al-Nazzal, a member of the military transport service; and Faraj Al-Nazzal, a nurse at the Martyr Attia Al-Kasah Hospital, in addition to the pilot and his assistant.