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Breaking: Again, Military helicopter crashes

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Aug 03, 2021

Breaking: Again, Military helicopter crashes

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A helicopter belonging to Indian army Tuesday crashed in a dam in the northern Indian state of Punjab, local media reports said.

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So far there are no immediate reports of any casualty in the crash.
The helicopter crashed in Ranjit Sagar Dam of Pathankot district.

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"We have received information that an army helicopter has crashed in the lake. We have rushed our teams to the spot,ÔÇØ a senior police official of Pathankot, Surendra Lamba was quoted by a local news agency as having said.

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Reports said two pilots from the army aviation Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv helicopter on board have survived the crash.
The helicopter was on a routine sortie.

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"The weapon system integrated helicopter had taken off from Pathankot and met with the accident,ÔÇØ another report quoting its sources said.
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