Taiwan’s chief of general staff killed in helicopter crash

SANAA, Jan. 2 (YPA) – Taiwan’s chief of general staff, General Shen Yi-ming has been killed, along with several other people after a helicopter crash in Taiwan, media reported on Thursday.

Defense ministry said earlier in the day that a senior military official was missing after an emergency landing of a helicopter in the north of the country.

A rescue operation is under way in search of the 13 people on board the helicopter, including General Shin Yi-ing, chief of the army’s general staff, the ministry added.

The ministry confirmed that people were still missing, including Shin, while several people were found alive..

The incident comes a week before the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for January 11.

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