Norway, Philippines ambassadors among those killed in Gilgit helicopter crash
A Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats to inspect a tourism project crashed on Friday
killing seven people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was traveling to the mountainous northern region of Gilgit on a separate aircraft when the accident happened. He returned to Islamabad, his office said.
Norwegian Ambassador Leif Larsen, Philippine Ambassador Domingo Lucenario and the wives of the ambassadors of Malaysia and Indonesia were killed, along with two pilots and a crew member, military spokesman Asim Bajwa said in Twitter posts.
He said initial information indicated the cause was a technical fault.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed they shot down the aircraft but
witnesses on the ground, and in other helicopters on the trip, reported nothing to indicate any firing.Malaysian state media identified the wife of the ambassador as Habibah Mahmud, while Indonesia said its ambassador Burhan Muhammad was injured and his wife, Heri Listyawati Burhan Muhammad, was killed.
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