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A parachute mishap almost cost the life of a Greek army airborne commando on Wednesday, with the man dangling outside a C-130 transport plane on a four-and-a-half line for some four minutes.

"In the purely operational field, safety rules must be respected and this applies to everyone. The oxymoron is that Defense Minister P. Kammenos was flying military helicopters for four years without complying with security rules. Together with him was Mr. Apostolakis at that time," said New Democracy shadow defense minister Vasilis Kikilias.