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Berlin helicopter crashes

2 helicopters of the German Federal Police collided while landing in front of Berlin Olympic Stadium, Germany, in whiteout conditions. One crew member was killed and nine other people, both on board the helicopters and on the ground, were injured. The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation and federal attorneys investigated the accident.

Trans Air Congo Antonov An-12 crashes

An Antonov An-12 of Trans Air Congo, registration TN-AGK, crashed on approach to Pointe Noire Airport, Republic of the Congo. 23 people were killed; all four crew members and 19 others on the ground. The aircraft involved had been listed as 'not airworthy' in 2006 by the ICAO. The flight had been cleared to land at the Pointe-Noire airport, and was on approach to the runway when the crash occurred.

Police officers are killed in California

Four Californian police officers were fatally shot by Lovelle Mixon. Subsequently, Mixon was killed as other officers on the team returned fire. It was the deadliest attack on California police officers since the Newhall massacre in 1970.