| IAF chopper crashes in Budgam, 5 killed | | | Early Times Report
BUDGAM, Feb 27: Five persons were killed on Wednesday when an IAF helicopter crashed in Budgam district of Kashmir, officials said.
The helicopter crash-ed in an open field near Garend Kalaan village in Budgam around 10.05 am, they said, adding five bodies have been recovered from the scene.
One of the deceased persons has been identified as Kifayat Hussain
Ganaie, a local resident, while the identity of other four - believed to be IAF personnel - is being ascertained, they said.
Officials in New Delhi said it was an Mi-17 helicopter.
Earlier, officials in Srinagar had described the downed aircraft as a jet. They said the aircraft broke into two and caught fire immediately. |
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