Tragic Pakistan Chopper Crash
A terrible crash of a MI-17 carrying a diplomatic party in Pakistan.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32653359
Pakistan helicopter crash kills foreign envoys
An army helicopter has crashed in a mountainous part of northern Pakistan, killing seven people, including the Philippine and Norwegian ambassadors.
It crashed during an emergency landing in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory.
The wives of the Indonesian and Malaysian envoys, two pilots and a crew member also died. They were to attend the opening of a tourism project.
Two senior Pakistani ministers said the crash was down to a technical fault.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32653359
Pakistan helicopter crash kills foreign envoys
An army helicopter has crashed in a mountainous part of northern Pakistan, killing seven people, including the Philippine and Norwegian ambassadors.
It crashed during an emergency landing in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory.
The wives of the Indonesian and Malaysian envoys, two pilots and a crew member also died. They were to attend the opening of a tourism project.
Two senior Pakistani ministers said the crash was down to a technical fault.
"When a fifth-generation fighter meets a fourth-generation fighter—the [latter] dies,”
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Reading reports that it was not a crash, but it was shot down by the Taliban with a missile. The Pakistani government is denying the claims.
thepointblank wrote:Reading reports that it was not a crash, but it was shot down by the Taliban with a missile. The Pakistani government is denying the claims.
Testimonies of survivors give credence to government claims.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/48 ... ash-terror
"When a fifth-generation fighter meets a fourth-generation fighter—the [latter] dies,”
CSAF Gen. Mark Welsh
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