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Army Helicopter Crashes in Skardu

Army Helicopter Crashes in Skardu July 11, 2012

ISLAMABAD: An army helicopter crashed during a test flight in northern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people on board, the military said.

The MI-17 helicopter came down on the runway of an airport in the northwestern city of Skardu.

“According to initial report, five persons including a pilot embraced shahadat (martyrdom),” in the crash, the military said in a statement.

It added three others, including a pilot, were injured.

Further details including the nature of the fault that led to the crash were not immediately available



Source: http://dawn.com/2012/07/11/army-helicopter-crash-in-skardu-kills-five/



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