26 perish in Army helicopter crash
By: Hasan Mehmood | Published: July 04, 2009
ORAKZAI AGENCY - A military helicopter crashed in Orakzai Agency near the Afghan border on Friday, killing 26 security personnel.Some sources said that militants hiding in the mountains had fired at the MI-17 helicopter with heavy and sophisticated weapons near Chapper Farozkhel. However, ISPR had denied the report and said that the helicopter crashed because of technical fault. “An MI-17 helicopter crashed due to…
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