BOGOTA (Reuters) - Seventeen Colombian soldiers died when their Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter crashed in a central mountainous area of the Andean country, the army said on Monday.
The accident in the Caldas province, some 180 km (112 miles) from the Bogota capital, occurred on Sunday when the helicopter was travelling from the jungle province of Choco to the Tolemaida military base, the army said.
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