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President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday expressed his sadness over the death of seven five personnel of the Armed Forces killed in a chopper crash in Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh.
“Saddened to learn about tragic crash of IAF helicopter in Arunachal Pradesh; heartfelt condolences to bereaved families,” the president tweeted.
Five Indian Air Force (IAF) and two Indian Army personnel died when a Mi-17 V5 chopper of the IAF, operating in the high-altitude area of Tawang near the Indo-China border, crashed at around 6 am.
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The crash comes a day ahead of the Air Force Day which is extensively celebrated by the IAF.
The authorities have ordered a court of inquiry into the crash.
The Mi-17 V5 is a Russian built medium-lift military transport chopper.
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