At least 17 people are dead after a Pakistani army plane crashed into a residential area in the major city of Rawalpindi early Tuesday morning
Locals reported hearing a loud explosion at about 2 a.m. after seeing a plane flying unusually low over the city."It was very, very low, unlike the planes that usually fly over the area," said restaurant worker Irfan Zareen."Suddenly, the plane started doing somersaults in the air and abruptly crashed."The body of a victim, killed after a Pakistani Army Aviation Corps aircraft crashed into residential buildings, is wheeled on a stretcher at hospital in Rawalpindi on July 30.
Bike shop owner Mehvish Iqlaq said army helicopters and ambulances arrived and sealed off the area within 10 minutes of the crash. The area had been dark, without street lights, when the plane came down, she added.Read More"Perhaps the pilot had thought that was empty ground and attempted to land there," she said.According to the military's Inter-Services Public Relations news agency, 12 of those killed were on the ground when the plane hit. The other five dead were crew members.
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