Three people have been killed, and several are in a serious condition after a US military aircraft crashed off the coast of northern Australia during exercises on Sunday.
US military officials confirmed US marines were killed after a V22 Osprey helicopter crashed off the coast of Darwin.
“Three have been confirmed deceased while five others were transported to Royal Darwin Hospital in a serious condition,” they said in a statement, adding that 23 US personnel were on board the aircraft.
Recovery efforts are continuing.
The US military said the "marines aboard the aircraft were flying in support of Exercise Predators Run" and that the incident occurred at "approximately 9.30 in the morning."
About 2,500 troops from the US, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor were taking part in the exercise, which is scheduled to end on September 7.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said earlier that the crash occurred on Melville Island north of Darwin.
Mr Albanese said Australian personnel were not involved in the crash.
“Our focus as a government and as a department of defence is very much on incident response and on making sure that every support and assistance is given at this difficult time,” he said.
The US and Australia have been stepping up military co-operation in recent years in the face of China's growing presence in the Pacific region.
American troops military was also taking part in a multination military exercise in July when four
Four Australian soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed into the ocean off the coast of Queensland last month during exercises in which US troops were also taking part.
T20 World Cup Qualifier
October 18 – November 2
Opening fixtures
Friday, October 18
ICC Academy: 10am, Scotland v Singapore, 2.10pm, Netherlands v Kenya
Zayed Cricket Stadium: 2.10pm, Hong Kong v Ireland, 7.30pm, Oman v UAE
UAE squad
Ahmed Raza (captain), Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed, Rameez Shahzad, Darius D’Silva, Mohammed Usman, Mohammed Boota, Zawar Farid, Ghulam Shabber, Junaid Siddique, Sultan Ahmed, Imran Haider, Waheed Ahmed, Chirag Suri, Zahoor Khan
Players out: Mohammed Naveed, Shaiman Anwar, Qadeer Ahmed
Players in: Junaid Siddique, Darius D’Silva, Waheed Ahmed
11 cabbie-recommended restaurants and dishes to try in Abu Dhabi
Iqbal Restaurant behind Wendy’s on Hamdan Street for the chicken karahi (Dh14)
Pathemari in Navy Gate for prawn biryani (from Dh12 to Dh35)
Abu Al Nasar near Abu Dhabi Mall, for biryani (from Dh12 to Dh20)
Bonna Annee at Navy Gate for Ethiopian food (the Bonna Annee special costs Dh42 and comes with a mix of six house stews – key wet, minchet abesh, kekel, meser be sega, tibs fir fir and shiro).
Al Habasha in Tanker Mai for Ethiopian food (tibs, a hearty stew with meat, is a popular dish; here it costs Dh36.75 for lamb and beef versions)
Himalayan Restaurant in Mussaffa for Nepalese (the momos and chowmein noodles are best-selling items, and go for between Dh14 and Dh20)
Makalu in Mussaffa for Nepalese (get the chicken curry or chicken fry for Dh11)
Al Shaheen Cafeteria near Guardian Towers for a quick morning bite, especially the egg sandwich in paratha (Dh3.50)
Pinky Food Restaurant in Tanker Mai for tilapia
Tasty Zone for Nepalese-style noodles (Dh15)
Ibrahimi for Pakistani food (a quarter chicken tikka with roti costs Dh16)
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