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India military transport plane crash kills 5

India military transport plane crash kills 5
South China Morning Post Saturday 13 June 2026, 10:50 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country’s remote northeast on Saturday, the military said in a statement. “The Indian Air Force deeply regrets the loss of five personnel in the An-32 accident at Jorhat”, a city in Assam state, the air force said in a statement. It did not say how many people were on board at the time, or whether there were any survivors.

Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country’s remote northeast on Saturday, the military said in a statement. “The Indian Air Force deeply regrets the loss of five personnel in the An-32 accident at Jorhat”, a city in Assam state, the air force said in a statement. It did not say how many people were on board at the time, or whether there were any survivors. However, an air force official, speaking on condition of anonymity as... [Image text:] K 3056 AN AFORCE
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