A military chopper crashed into a residential area on the fringes of Vietnam´s capital Hanoi earlier today killing more than 10 people, as par goverment sources.
The helicopter came down during exercises early in the morning near a housing area about 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of the city centre and local officials were investigating the incident and assessing the damage.
Troops and police blocked access to the crash site, which was near a military airport. A resident told the media she had counted at least 12 bodies around the crash site.
Vietnam mostly operates a fleet of Soviet-era military choppers.
