AlQa'dah 19, 1432, Oct 17, 2011, SPA - Five Kenyan soldiers died in a helicopter crash in the north of the country, the defence ministry confirmed on Monday. The helicopter went up in flames on Sunday evening, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA". "It crashed while taking off and caught fire, all the five soldiers on board died. It was not brought down," said Emmanuel Chirchir, a military spokesman.