Pakistan Army’s Mi-17 chopper crashes near Muzaffarabad, 21 killed

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Islamabad: An Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad on Wednesday due to a technical malfunction.

All 21 personnel on board were killed in the accident.

The accident occurred shortly after the aircraft took off, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military.

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In an official statement, the ISPR said, “All personnel on board embraced martyrdom. There were no survivors,” as per DAWN.

The military said rescue and recovery teams were immediately dispatched to the crash site after the incident was reported. Emergency personnel carried out recovery operations in the area as authorities began assessing the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.

The ISPR statement further read that it has ordered a board of inquiry to ascertain the exact technical cause of the accident, said the report.

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