Africa-Press – Kenya. President William Ruto has convened an urgent meeting of the National Security Council at State House Nairobi this evening following a Kenya Defence Forces’ chopper crash this afternoon in Elgeyo-Marakwet County.
The chopper had taken off from a local primary school when it went down and burst into flames.
The chopper is said to have been carrying 12 people including officers of the rank of General when it went down.
Witnesses said it burst into flames on crashing.
There was only one survivor believed to be a photographer, other officers said.
The area was cordoned off soon after the incident.
The officers were surveying the area ahead of the planned deployment of more troops there to battle cattle rustlers.
Police initially said five officers had died and three survived.
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