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Ten Yemeni troops feared dead in helicopter crash

Ten Yemeni soldiers are feared dead after a helicopter crash in Saada, a Shia insurgent stronghold in the mountainous north of the country.

An unnamed official told Reuters news agency that the crash had been caused by a technical fault, adding: "The 10 soldiers are believed to be killed." The government has fought Shia rebels in the region on and off since 2004.

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