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Majors Faisal and Altamash initially survived the crash & rescued passengers: eyewitness account on Twitter

Raza Haidery
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It further states that the two pilots were killed when an explosion took place after a fuel leakage in the damaged helicopter.

Seven people including Norwegian ambassador Leif H. Larsen, Philippines ambassador Domingo D. Lucenario Jr, wives of Indonesian and Malaysian ambassadors Heri Listyawati Burhan Muhammad and Datin Habibah Mahmud, the two pilots Shaheed Major Altamash and Shaheed Major Faisal and technician Zakir were killed when a Mi-17 helicopter of Pakistan Army crashed in Gilgit’s Naltar area.

Shaheed Major Altamash and Shaheed Major Faisal

Philippines ambassador Domingo D. Lucenario Jr.

 

Norwegian envoy Leif H. Larsen
Flame and smoke rises from the site where a Pakistani military helicopter crashed in the northern area of Gilgit – Photo AFP
Pakistani soldiers load the coffin of the Norwegian ambassador Leif H. Larsen into an army helicopter in Gilgit – Photo AFP
Pakistani officials and foreign diplomats attend a funeral ceremony for the victims of a Pakistani army helicopter crashed in Gilgit – Photo AFP
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shows Pakistan’s Air Force Chief Sohail Aman visiting the site following a helicopter crash in the northern area of Gilgit – Photo AFP
Pakistan’s Air Force Chief Sohail Aman meeting with injured Malaysian ambassador Hasrul Sani Mujtabar at the military hospital – Photo AFP
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