{"id":195489,"date":"2023-09-20T09:44:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T06:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=195489"},"modified":"2023-09-20T09:44:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T06:44:49","slug":"kenya-air-force-helicopter-crash-kills-several-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/kenya-air-force-helicopter-crash-kills-several-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Air Force Helicopter Crash Kills Several Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:249\">A Kenya Air Force Huey helicopter crashed on Monday night, September 18, while on night patrol in Lamu County. 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