The Jakarta Post, 1/11/2005 4:22:35 PM
Helicopter transporting Maluku governor crashes on Wetar island
KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (Antara): 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. (**)
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