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1. Three people are killed and eight others are injured after a helicopter crashes in Lower Shabelle, Somalia.
   2023-02-27 15:19:45 (First version)
2. Three people are killed and eight others are injured when an African Union helicopter crashes in Lower Shabelle, Somalia.
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