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4 People Killed in Pakistan Army Helicopter Crash


Sun 27 Dec 2020 | 02:24 PM
Ahmad El-Assasy

This morning, a military helicopter has crashed in mountainous northern Pakistan, killing four soldiers including the two pilots, according to the country's army.

At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed in a military helicopter crash on Sunday.

The chopper crashed Saturday in the Gilgit-Baltistan region "due to technical reasons" while transporting a body of a soldier to the military hospital in Skardu.

In August 2015, 12 people were killed when an army chopper crashed in the northwest. In May the same year, a Mi-17 army helicopter crashed at a holiday resort in the picturesque hills of Gilgit killing seven people, including two foreign ambassadors.

Known for its spectacular mountain ranges, Gilgit-Baltistan is a strategically important autonomous region that borders China, Afghanistan, and Indian-held Kashmir.