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2015 Naltar Mil Mi-17 crash
A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date8 May 2015
SummaryUnder investigation
SiteNaltar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMil Mi-17
OperatorPakistan Army Aviation Corps
Flight originPAF Base Nur Khan, Rawalpindi
DestinationGilgit
Passengers17
Crew3
Fatalities7

On 8 May 2015, a Pakistan Army Aviation Corps Mil Mi-17 transport helicopter crashed in Naltar, located in the Gilgit District of Gilgit-Baltistan region, northern Pakistan.[1] At least 6 people were killed in the crash.[2] The dead include the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines.[3][4][5][6]

Location of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan

Crash

The helicopter crashed into a school building, although no immediate casualties on the ground has been reported. Among the killed were Ambassador of Philippines to Pakistan Domingo D. Lucenario Jr., Ambassador of Norway to Pakistan Leif Larsen and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors.[1][7] Two pilots were also killed.[7] The helicopter casualties were confirmed by the Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), Pakistani Major-General Asim Bajwa via Twitter.[7] The militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban attempted to claim responsibility for shooting down the helicopter,[1] however the DG ISPR ruled out the possibility of any terrorist activity and said the helicopter crashed due to a technical fault.[7] The helicopter also carried Polish and Dutch ambassadors who survived, but sustained injuries.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "LIVE: Norway, Philippines ambassadors among 6 killed in Gilgit helicopter crash". The Express Tribune. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ^ "At least 6 people die helicopter crash in Pakistan". DAWN. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/08/us-pakistan-crash-idUSKBN0NT0O920150508
  4. ^ Asad Hashim (May 8, 2015). "Pakistan helicopter carrying foreign diplomats crashes". AlJAZEERA. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Jon Boone (May 8, 2015). "Pakistan helicopter crash kills foreign ambassadors". theguardian.com. Guardian. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Pakistan helicopter crash kills foreign envoys". bbc.com. BBC. May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d "Norway, Philippines ambassadors among 6 killed in Gilgit helicopter crash". DAWN. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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