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13 killed in Pak army chopper crash

April 25, 2003 16:54 IST

Thirteen people died when a Pakistan army helicopter crashed in the country's northern mountains, the military said on Friday.

"An M-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation met an accident last night near Astore district of the Northern Area," the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate said in a statement.

"Thirteen passengers on board embraced shahadat (martyrdom)," the statement said.



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