Chief of staff Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Khuder survived a crash when the helicopter he was travelling collided with trees while trying to land in dense fog, during an official visit to Bangladesh on 3 January. The crew and the other passengers also survived the incident in Sreemongol, about 160km north-east of the capital Dhaka, with only some “moderate injuries” according to the official Kuwait News Agency (Kuna).
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