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Livestream: Gov’t holds interfaith memorial service for victims of August 6 helicopter crash
The government is holding a national interfaith memorial service in honour of the eight people who lost their lives in the August 6, 2025 helicopter crash.
The Ghana Armed Forces said the Ghana Air Force Z9 helicopter, carrying three crew members and five passengers, took off from Accra at 0912 GMT on August 6, 2025, and was heading to Obuasi when it crashed in a wooded area at Adansi Sikaman in the Ashanti Region.
The crash claimed the lives of Defence Minister Dr Edward Kofi Omane-Boamah and seven others, including officials and crew members, while they were travelling to the Ashanti Region to support efforts in the fight against illegal mining.
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