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Helicopter crashes into popular pub in Scottland killing 8 people

Written By bombomtox on November 30, 2013 | 4:45 PM



Emergency services personnel inspect the rooftop of a pub in Glasgow on November 30, 2013 where a police helicopter crashed overnight (AFP, Andy Buchanan)

You’re sitting at the bar or at a booth drinking a pint of Guinness and bam…

USA Todayreports a helicopter crash into a Glasgow pub has left eight dead and emergency workers sifting through the rubble for more survivors.

In a press briefing Saturday, Chief Constable of Police Scotland Stephen House said all those aboard the helicopter — two officers and a civilian pilot — died when the aircraft crashed into The Clutha pub late Friday night, causing the roof of the building to partially collapse. Five other people were killed on the ground.

"This is a complex and ongoing rescue operation," House said, according to the BBC. "It will not be a quick operation. It is a very complicated and indeed dangerous scene."
He added that emergency services would remain on the scene for some time and that the operation would take "many days."

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