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Ministry of Interior: Sikorsky N61 firefighting helicopter used for the first time in Lebanon

iloubnan.info - July 02, 2009

BEIRUT – Interior ministry issued a statement on Thursday saying that “a Sikorsky N61 firefighting helicopter, which was delivered, to Lebanon two weeks ago, was used for the first time to extinguish a fire in al-Kmatiyeh using 4000 liters of water.”

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