Kyrgyzstan said Wednesday one person died and seven were injured in an army helicopter crash in the Central Asian country's capital Bishkek.
"At 10:55 local time (0455 gmt) at the airbase Frunze-1 a military Mi-8 helicopter crashed," the country's aviation agency Kyrgyzaeronavigatsiya said in a statement. "One person died and seven were wounded."
Local media said information on the crew was being clarified.
The mountain country's main city hosts an airbase.
The Mi-8 is a Soviet-made military helicopter.