Two dead in Lebanon military helicopter crash

The Lebanese army began giving helicopter rides to tourists in an attempt to raise money, as the country endures an economic crisis [File: Tariq Zaidi/Al Jazeera]

Two Lebanese military personnel have been killed in a helicopter crash during a training flight in a mountainous area east of Beirut, the Lebanese army has said in a statement.

“An air force helicopter crashed in the Hammana area during a training flight, killing two personnel and injuring one other,” the statement said on Wednesday.