By Dinka on 2007-02-08 
Uzbek officials in Tashkent say a helicopter belonging to the Defense Ministry has crashed in a Kazakh border area, killing the pilot.
The ministry said the Mi-24 crashed on February 7 after spontaneously taking off while its engine was being tested on the ground.
The cause of the accident is being investigated. It remains unclear exactly where it occurred.
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