Five Orthodox Jews from Brooklyn were killed in a helicopter crash near the Grand Canyon. The five tourists killed last Friday were part of a group of about 20 friends and family on a four-day vacation at the Bellagio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, according to a friend of the victims.
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