Taiwan's military chief General Shen Yi-ming is among eight people killed when their helicopter crashed in mountains near the capital Taipei on Thursday. The Black Hawk helicopter was carrying 13 people. The helicopter had left from Taipei to visit soldiers at an army base in the county of Yilan. The helicopter lost contact with base 13 minutes after taking off, at 8:07 a.m. local time, Hsiung said.

Taiwan's military chief General Shen Yi-ming is among eight people killed when their helicopter crashed in mountains near the capital Taipei on Thursday. The Black Hawk helicopter was carrying 13 people. The helicopter had left from Taipei to visit soldiers at an army base in the county of Yilan. The helicopter lost contact with base 13 minutes after taking off, at 8:07 a.m. local time, Hsiung said.