{"id":35797,"date":"2013-03-21T14:26:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=35797"},"modified":"2013-03-21T14:26:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T12:26:00","slug":"germany-helicopter-crashtwo-helicopters-have-crashed-near-berlin-olympic-stadium-breaking-news-35797","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/germany-helicopter-crashtwo-helicopters-have-crashed-near-berlin-olympic-stadium-breaking-news-35797\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Helicopter Crash:Two helicopters have crashed near Berlin Olympic Stadium \/ Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Helicopters\u00a0being used by police in an anti-football hooligan exercise crash in snowy weather near Berlin Olympic Stadium pilot died.<\/h1>\n

One of helicopter pilot died, following the accident at 10.30am local Germany time.<\/p>\n

Onlookers described how one aircraft ended up on its side and how the rotors of both helicopters were destroyed.<\/p>\n

One helicopter appeared to be a blue police Puma helicopter while the other appeared to be a military model.<\/p>\n

German media said four people were hurt in the snowy weather crash, with two of those listed as seriously injured.<\/p>\n

An injured officer was seen walking with blood streaming from facial wounds.<\/p>\n

One eyewitness told\u00a0N-tv: “It was a real snowstorm, suddenly we heard a bang and someone shouted, ‘Everybody down.’<\/p>\n

“Then there was blood everywhere. Next to me was a huge puddle of blood.”<\/p>\n

According to AP, some 400 federal police officers were conducting a training exercise on dealing with football violence.<\/p>\n

It is understood around half of the officers in the exercise were pretending to be football hooligans.<\/p>\n

Federal Police spokesman Frank Brochert confirmed there “was an incident during an exercise” and that emergency crews were on the scene.<\/p>\n

Interior minister Hans-Peter Friedrich visited the crash site and said: “Our thoughts are with the families of the victims.”<\/p>\n

Bild said it appeared one pilot had become disorientated in the snowy Berlin conditions and crashed into the other helicopter.<\/p>\n

The helicopters collided at low altitude, shortly after they passed over the affluent Charlottenburg residential area in the west of the city.<\/p>\n

The crash occurred further west on an area known as Maifeld, which is adjacent to the historic sporting stadium.<\/p>\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 14)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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