Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country’s remote northeast on Saturday, the military said in a statement. “The Indian Air Force deeply regrets the loss of five personnel in the An-32 accident at Jorhat”, a city in Assam state, the air force said i
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Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country’s remote northeast on Saturday, the military said in a statement. “The Indian Air Force deeply regrets the loss of five personnel in the An-32 accident at Jorhat”, a city in Assam state, the air force said i
Five Indian Air Force personnel tragically lost their lives in an An-32 aircraft accident near Jorhat, Assam, during a routine sortie. The aircraft crashed outside the airstrip, prompting an ongoing investigation into the cause. The IAF has requested that speculation be avoided until preliminary results are available.
Antonov An-32 transport plane crashed near Assam’s Jorhat region, air forces says. Five Indian Air Force personnel have died in a transport aircraft crash in Assam.
Times of India reported the story as "Two Agniveervayus among 5 killed in IAF AN-32 crash in Assam." Al Jazeera English reported the story as "Five Indian air force staff killed as transport plane crashes in Assam." South China Morning Post reported the story as "India military transport plane crash kills 5."
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4 sources have covered this story, including Al Jazeera English, Times of India, South China Morning Post and The Seattle Times. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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