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Two die as army plane crashes near Quetta

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The pilot and co-pilot embraced martyrdom when the aviation air jet of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed into hilly area of Muslim Bagh near Quetta on Wednesday. According to the ISPR spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Khalid Chohan, the Army aviation Mushak, training aircraft was on routine flight when it developed technical fault and crashed into the hills of Muslim Bagh.
The pilot of Mushak Air-jet Captain Zahoor and co-pilot Masood embraced martyrdom in the air jet mishap, said the spokesman. The rescue team has reached the site and trying to retrieve the bodies of victims.