Re: Musharraf escort chopper crashes
Seems like it crash-landed and caught fire.
No 382/2007-ISPR
Dated 08-10-07
Rawalpindi October 8; Four persons embraced Shahadat while five others were injured in a helicopter crash near Mazaffarabad today. Those who embraced Shahadat include Brigadier Zahoor Ahmed, Naik Ajmal, Sepoy Rashid and PTV cameraman Muhammad Farooq.
Reportedly a Puma helicopter of Army Aviation made a crash landing near Garhi Dopatta today at 1115 hours due to technical fault. Helicopter caught fire after landing . Rescue teams of Pakistan Army immediately rushed to the site of the incident. The injured persons have been evacuated to Combined Military Hospital Mazaffarabad and Rawalpindi.
An immediate inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the incident.