KUWAIT CITY: A helicopter carrying a Kuwaiti military delegation includingits army chief crashed in Bangladesh on Wednesday.
The Kuwaiti Defense Ministry announced Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Mohammedal-Khuder and all other members of the delegation were safe.
“The helicopter suffered an accident while landing in the Silit area, wherethe heavy fog obscured the pilot’s vision, causing the copter to makecontact with trees prior to landing on the designated site,” said astatement from the Defense Ministry.
Only minimal damage and moderate injuries were reported, it added.
A photo posted on Twitter by the Kuwaiti army showed the tail of thehelicopter had separated from its body.
Al-Khuder made a phone call to Kuwait’s Defense Minister Sabah al-Ahmadal-Sabah and Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. Abdullah Nawaf al-Sabah confirmingtheir safety.
The Kuwaiti army chief arrived in Bangladesh on Monday, accompanied by ahigh-ranking military delegation, for an official visit aimed atstrengthening relations between the two countries. – APP