{"id":177403,"date":"2015-12-27T09:55:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-27T09:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=177403"},"modified":"2015-12-27T13:50:11","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T13:50:11","slug":"benin-prime-minister-escapes-helicopter-crash-unscathed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=177403","title":{"rendered":"Benin Prime Minister escapes helicopter crash unscathed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"story-body\">\n<div class=\"story-body__inner\">\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Prime Minister of Benin, Lionel Zinsou, has come out unscathed following the crash landing of the helicopter in which he was travelling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is according to his daughter in a tweet who revealed the helicopter crashed in a stadium in Djougou in the country&#8217;s northwest region.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Capture12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177406 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Capture12.png\" alt=\"Capture\" width=\"629\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Capture12.png 629w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Capture12-300x92.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;My father is fine. There were no victims in the helicopter accident in Djougou,&#8221; Marie-Cecile Zinsou tweeted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is as yet unclear why the helicopter carrying the Prime Minister \u00a0crash-landed in a stadium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;My father is fine. There were no victims in the helicopter accident in Djougou,&#8221; Marie-Cecile Zinsou tweeted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The helicopter crashed while landing at a stadium in the city of Djougou, a spokesman for Benin&#8217;s interior ministry, Leonce Houngbadji, told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No-one in the helicopter was hurt, he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Zinsou, who was appointed prime minister of Benin in June,\u00a0has said he will contest for the Beninese presidency in February&#8217;s election as a candidate of the ruling Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE) party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reuters reported earlier this month that\u00a0Mr Zinsou&#8217;s announcement put an end to speculation Benin&#8217;s current president, Thomas Boni Yayi, was seeking a third term.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister of Benin, Lionel Zinsou, has come out unscathed following the crash landing of the helicopter in which he was travelling. This is according to his daughter in a tweet who revealed the helicopter crashed in a stadium in Djougou in the country&#8217;s northwest region.\u00a0 &#8220;My father is fine. 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