17 killed in military plane crash in Pakistan

SANAA, July 30 (YPA) – Seventeen people were killed early on Tuesday by a military plane crash in the Pakistani city of Raval Bendi.

According of Sputnik agency, Department of Communications in the Pakistani army said in a statement, a military plane was on a training mission that crashed in a built-up area of Rawalpindi city, killing all five crew members and 12 civilians.

The statement added that another 12 civilians were injured in the crash, which led to a fire in the city, where the flames flared in the plane after the crash to several houses nearby.

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