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Mi-17 Military Helicopter Crashes Near Muzaffarabad

Smoke billowed over the outskirts of Muzaffarabad on Wednesday as a Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter plummeted to the ground during takeoff. Military officials confirmed that the crash left no survivors, marking a grim end to what was intended to be a routine flight in the region of Pakistani Kashmir.

Mi-17 Military Helicopter Crashes Near Muzaffarabad

Witnesses at the scene reported the aircraft erupting into flames immediately upon impact. Emergency crews and local responders reached the crash site quickly, though their efforts were primarily directed toward containing the blaze rather than rescue operations. The military has officially attributed the disaster to a sudden technical failure encountered as the chopper lifted off.

A formal board of inquiry is now tasked with dissecting the mechanics of the accident to determine exactly what triggered the failure. While authorities have declined to release a specific headcount of those lost, the military statement leaves no ambiguity regarding the outcome of the incident. Firefighting teams remain on-site to secure the area as the investigation into the wreckage begins.

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