Two Lebanese military personnel have been killed in a helicopter crash during a training flight in a mountainous area east of Beirut, the Lebanese army has said in a statement.

“An air force helicopter crashed in the Hammana area during a training flight, killing two personnel and injuring one other,” the statement said on Wednesday.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known, and the statement did not say what type of helicopter was involved.

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has contacted the head of the army, Joseph Aoun, for details concerning the clash, the prime minister’s office said.

Source: Agencies