A helicopter with an unknown number of people on board crashed into a residential area just outside Nairobi on Thursday, according to the Kenya Red Cross.
Rescue teams were en route to the scene in Kiambu County, which borders Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, the nongovernmental organization said.
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The local Star newspaper reported that the crash prompted “a swift response from authorities.” Military and police personnel “quickly arrived at the scene and secured the area,” the paper reported.
There were no more immediate details from officials.