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| Pakistan Army Mi-17 (Image: Wiki Commons) |
MOSCOW, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Russian diplomats are checking media reports about the capture of a Russian citizen by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
According to the reports, a Pakistani MI-17 helicopter, which was heading to Russia for repairs, made an emergency landing on Thursday in the Afghan province of Logar, a ministry statement said.
The crew members, including its navigator S.K. Sevastyanov, a Russian national, were captured by the Taliban militants, the statement said.
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