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Seven killed in Dubai air crash

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Thursday, September 04, 2008

Seven people have been killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Dubai, the country's civil aviation authorities say.

The victims were a Briton, an American, a Filipino, a Venezuelan, a Pakistani and two Indian nationals, unconfirmed reports say.

The helicopter was flying from the main airport in Dubai to an offshore oil field in the Gulf when it went down.

An investigation is under way into the cause of the crash.