Jordan air force pilot dies after training flight helicopter crash
A Jordanian Air Force pilot died after the Cobra military helicopter he was travelling in crashed in the Al-Baqaa area north of the capital Amman.
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MajorÌýAli Ahmed Al-Harasis was taken to hospital after the crash but died [KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty]
A Jordanian Air Force pilot died on Monday after a helicopter crash, the country's army said.
Major Ali Ahmed al-Harasis died after the Cobra military helicopter crashed in the Al-Baqaa area north of the capital Amman during a training flight, the army said in a on its website published Tuesday. He was taken to hospital but passed away later.
Footage purportedly of the helicopter crash was by local news sites. °®Âþµº cannot verify the authenticity of the video.
The army on Tuesday, commemorating al-Harasis and other military casualties.
The pilot's funeral was held in Amman on Tuesday, local media .
Jordan's army is currently wrapped up in anti-drug smuggling operations at its border with Syria.
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