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Russian helicopter crash kills nine


    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Nine people were killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed in Russia's far north, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said.

    "The helicopter crashed as it was coming into land and ninepeople were killed," said a spokesman.

    The MI-8 helicopter was being operated by Russian carrierUT-Air when the crash occurred in the Yamal-Nenetsk region, thespokesman said.

    Helicopters are frequently used in remote areas of Russiato cover tough terrain.

    (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Ekaterina Sukhareva,writing by Conor Sweeney)