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American B-52 bomber crashes in Guam
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- 19 May, 2016
- 06:53
Baku. 19 May. REPORT.AZ/ A B-52 bomber has crashed shortly after take-off at a US base in Guam, the US Air Force says, Report informs citing the BBC.
It says all seven crew members safely left the aircraft after the incident at 08:30 local time (22:30 GMT Wednesday) at Andersen Air Force Base.
The US Air Force told the BBC it was treating the incident as a "mishap".
The bomber was deployed to the US island territory from North Dakota as part of the military's continuous presence in the Pacific.
According to the information, Guam governor's office said: "We assure the public this does not appear to be an attack."
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