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Police officers airlifted to nairobi after meru air crash

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NAIROBI, Kenya June 13 – Six police officers who sustained injuries when a police chopper crashed in Meru Saturday morning have been airlifted to Nairobi for specialised treatment.

The officers, who include the Eastern Regional police commander and county commissioner, were airlifted by a Kenya Airforce helicopter.

They were received at the Wilson Airport by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi.

According to Police Spokesman Charles Owino, the chopper was ferrying the officers to Sololo in Maesabit for a security meeting.

After the 7am incident, the injured officers were rushed to Meru Level Five hospital before the military aircraft was dispatched to airlift them to Nairobi.

The police chopper crashed in Kaithe Kithoka area in Meru, injuring six police officers.

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