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Three survive in helicopter crash in Pakistan

Updated: 2011-03-10 15:12

(Xinhua)

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ISLAMABAD - All the three crew members aboard a military helicopter survived when the chopper crashed Thursday morning in the southern part of Pakistan's capital Islamabad, reported PTV, a local state-owned Urdu TV channel.

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According to the report, the accident took place at about 11:00 am (local time) when the military helicopter crashed in the Berma Pull area of Islamabad shortly after it took off from a military camp located on the outskirts of the capital.

An army rescue team reached the site shortly after the plane crashed.

Local media reports quoted army sources as saying that the crash of the helicopter was due to technical problems.

Details about the survived crew members as well as the helicopter itself are not immediately available.

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