01 December 2016

News Story: 3 Indian Army officers killed in chopper crash in military base

NEW DELHI, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- At least three Indian Army officers have been killed and one injured in a helicopter crash in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal Wednesday, a defense official said.

"The crash took place when the Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army, which was on a routine sortie, was about to land at Sukhna military base in West Bengal a little after 10.30 a.m. (local time)," he said, on condition of anonymity.

Soon after the incident, senior Indian Army officials and a rescue team rushed to the spot, he said, adding the injured has been admitted to a local hospital where his condition is said to be serious.

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