Missile launcher found near Chechnya crash - report

A missile launcher has been found near the site of a wrecked Russian transport helicopter that crash landed in Chechnya yesterday…

A missile launcher has been found near the site of a wrecked Russian transport helicopter that crash landed in Chechnya yesterday, Interfax news agency reported.

"The investigation group have found the weapon used in the crime, which is a 'Strela' [Stinger-type] rocket system," a source in the headquarters for Russian forces in the North Caucasus said, according to the agency.

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