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Three people were killed when a navy helicopter crashed in balochistan while on a routine training flight

Three individuals, including two officers, were killed on Monday after a Pakistan Navy helicopter crashed during a normal training trip in the unrest-ridden Balochistan area of the nation, according to a navy official.

The helicopter had a mechanical issue, causing it to crash in the port city of the province of Gwadar, killing two Pakistani Navy sailors and two Navy commanders, according to The News International newspaper.

“There may have been a mechanical issue that caused the helicopter to crash during the training trip. According to a spokeswoman, two officers and one sailor from the Navy perished in the collision.

The representative also said that the accident was the subject of an inquiry.

Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the interim prime minister, has expressed sorrow over the lives lost in the helicopter accident and prayed for the grieving.

Six Pakistan Army officers, including two majors, died after their chopper crashed in the Balochistan area in September.

August of the same year, while on a flood relief mission in the province of Balochistan, a Pakistani army aviation helicopter carrying six senior military leaders, including the top commander of the XII Corps, crashed after losing touch with air traffic control.

Resource-rich The center of a decades-old separatist movement is located in Balochistan, the biggest province in Pakistan. In the past, attacks against Pakistani security personnel and Chinese workers in the province have been carried out by various armed organizations stationed there.

 

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