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A day later, the injured and the bodies of the dead were transported by
Pakistan Air Force aircraft back to the Nur Khan Airbase in Islamabad. They were received by top civil and military officials at the airbase, and the dead bodies were accorded military honors and protocol. The Chief of Army Staff
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started an inquiry into the crash. Pakistani government representatives promised a transparent and full inquiry to investigate the crash from all angles. The Prime
Minister and Pakistani government also contacted the governments of Norway, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia to offer condolences over
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as part of the efforts of the
Government to showcase the beauty and culture of Northern Areas. The programme included Lunch by the Prime Minister at Naltar, visits to Hunza, Altit Fort, Baltit Fort, Atabad Lake and Phunder Lake including cultural/sports activities. The delegation had been flown in
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hours earlier, from where a flight of four helicopters was scheduled to transport them to nearby Naltar. Two of the helicopters had already landed at the time of the incident. The helicopter lost control and crashed while landing; the cause of the crash has been attributed to mechanical failure of
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that the school was closed at the time of the crash. According to eyewitnesses, while the helicopter was landing, it lost control, began swinging, whirling and stalled mid-air, and dropped suddenly, crashing onto the school building roof. The crash was followed by an explosion and the helicopter
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official explained how due to mountain ranges the region was an extremely difficult terrain for helicopter flights, adding "It was close to landing when it started to spin. So, most probably it is a tail rotor malfunction." Testaments by the
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The helicopter was carrying a total of 17 passengers and three crew. Of the passengers, 11 were foreigners and six were
Pakistanis. Eight people died in the crash: the two pilots (Major Altamash and Major Faisal), a crew member
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and emergency medics rushed to the site, breaking the helicopter windows and dragged people out for evacuation. An explosion occurred a few minutes later injured some medics. The injured were immediately air lifted to the local
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stated that the behavior of the helicopter was normal before landing and the pilots had contact with the base commander. The helicopter suddenly lost control due to mechanical failure moments before it was about to land.
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Condolence Meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the incident, also attended by the diplomatic community in Islamabad, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recommended bestowing the civil award
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on those who died. The
Indonesian Ambassador, who received critical burns, was transported to Singapore via a Singaporean air ambulance. The Dutch ambassador was also flown back to his country.
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mountain range and is the oldest ski resort in the country, located at 10,000 feet. At the time of the incident, the two other helicopters carrying delegation members had already landed.
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that it had downed the helicopter with an anti-aircraft missile, stating its target to be the Prime
Minister. This claim was promptly dismissed as "bogus" by foreign secretary
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Shah Jehan Mir also expressed shock and visited the hospital to inquire about the injured. Condolences also poured in from throughout the country and internationally.
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building in Naltar while it was preparing to land at the helipad nearby. A local farmer who lived about 100 metres away from the school told
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crash in 2012, which resulted in 127 deaths. It was also the most serious aviation accident involving the deaths of dignitaries since the
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cordoned off the area, following up on security arrangements which had been made three days earlier ahead of the Prime
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inquiries. Initial military reports suggested engine failure. Developing reports later revealed a failure in the helicopter's
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of Indonesia (the latter dying of his wounds on 19 May), as well as the spouses of the high commissioner of
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with inquiries on the crash. The incident was the worst aviation accident in the country since the
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region of northern Pakistan, killing eight people. Among the victims were the ambassadors of
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the tragedy and discuss details of the crash. Nawaz Sharif directed four federal ministers,
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1378:"No foul play: Gilgit helicopter crash was due to technical fault, says foreign secretary"
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helicopter crashes in Pakistan, including three minor ones in 2004, 2007 and 2012, and a
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The helicopter crash was attributed to technical and mechanical fault, indicated by the
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1285:"Who Is Leif H. Larsen, Norway's Ambassador Killed in the Pakistan Helicopter Crash?"
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1438:"Helicopter lost control moments before landing, says Air Chief - PAKISTAN - geo.tv"
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helicopters to Naltar Valley, located 45 km from Gilgit. Naltar is part of the
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1225:"Ambassadors of Philippines and Norway among 7 killed in Gilgit helicopter crash"
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812:"LIVE: Norway, Philippines ambassadors among 6 killed in Gilgit helicopter crash"
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while it was landing, which caused it to lose control and crash. The
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and other key American officials. Previously, there have been four
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared the following Saturday a
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1062:"2 ambassadors killed in Pakistan helicopter crash - CNN.com"
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in East Pakistan, now the independent country of Bangladesh
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transport aircraft, arriving earlier in the morning. From
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Greg Botelho; Sophia Saifi; Saleem Mehsud (8 May 2015).
871:"Pakistan helicopter carrying foreign diplomats crashes"
1169:"Unsung heroes: Police first to reach MI-17 crash site"
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condoled with relatives and diplomats at the airbase.
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898:"Pakistan helicopter crash kills foreign ambassadors"
844:"At least 6 people die helicopter crash in Pakistan"
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962:. Associated Press. Archived from
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1774:Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crash
1723:Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crash
337:1988 Pakistan One C-130 crash
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2296:Indonesia–Pakistan relations
2158:Fox Glacier helicopter crash
1988:Turkish Airlines Flight 1878
1908:TransAsia Airways Flight 235
1888:Syrian Air Force An-26 crash
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181:Pakistan Army Aviation Corps
179:transport helicopter of the
101:Pakistan Army Aviation Corps
2321:May 2015 events in Pakistan
2301:Malaysia–Pakistan relations
2108:British Airways Flight 2276
2048:Blackbushe Phenom 300 crash
1918:Delta Air Lines Flight 1086
321:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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2008:Seville Airbus A400M crash
1978:Asiana Airlines Flight 162
1938:Eglin AFB helicopter crash
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1637:Indian Airlines Flight 405
958:Munir Ahmed (8 May 2015).
869:Asad Hashim (8 May 2015).
364:Casualties by nationality
306:Combined Military Hospital
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2098:Senegal mid-air collision
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622:(Andrzej Ananicz), the
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121:Naltar Valley, Pakistan
2178:Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown
2088:Shoreham Airshow crash
2068:Trigana Air Flight 267
1661:Death of President Zia
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2118:Aviastar Flight 7503
1968:Carson Air Flight 66
1766:Bhoja Air Flight 213
990:ataturklocation News
846:. DAWN. 8 May 2015.
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732:Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry
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183:crashed in
118:Destination
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1106:14 January
1096:Yahoo News
778:References
656:tail rotor
640:Asim Bajwa
477:Indonesia
341:Zia-ul-Haq
333:Flight 213
238:Background
232:tail rotor
209:Indonesian
150:Fatalities
134:Passengers
113:, Pakistan
77:, Pakistan
51:2015-05-08
707:Aftermath
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660:black box
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435:Malaysia
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375:Injuries
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353:major one
329:Bhoja Air
285:Karakoram
281:Mil Mi-17
213:Malaysian
201:Indonesia
187:, in the
177:Mil MI-17
166:Survivors
126:Occupants
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