In Pictures: The crash at Naltar

[Devil Soul]

In Pictures: The crash at Naltar
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A military helicopter with diplomat passengers crash-landed on a school in Gilgit Baltistan’s Naltar Valley, killing seven on board.

The deceased include ambassador of Norway Leif H. Larsen, Ambassador of Philippines Domingo D. Lucenario Jr, wives of Indonesian and Malaysian envoys Mrs Heri Listyawati Burhan Muhammad and Mrs Datin Habibah Mahmud; and three Pakistanis — Maj Faisal (pilot), Maj Altamash (pilot) and Subaidar Zakir (crew).

Preparations have also been made to send the bodies to their home countries.

Flame and smoke rises from the site where the helicopter crashed on a school building in Naltar. The crash resulted in killing seven people including the Norwegian and Philippine envoys. — AFP

This still image taken from video shows smoke rising from an empty burning building, belonging to a school, where the helicopter crashed in Nalter Valley. — AP

Soldiers gather beside an army helicopter at a military hospital where victims of the helicopter crash were brought for treatment. — AFP

Staff members help a person who was injured during a helicopter crash, at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Gilgit — Reuters

Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, enquires Malaysian Ambassador Hasrul Sani Mujtabar about his health at the CMH hospital in Gilgit. — Reuters

Pakistani security personnel stands guard outside the Philippine embassy following the death of Ambassador Domingo D. Lucenario Jr, in Islamabad — AFP

Private Security guard stand outside the Philippine embassy where the national flag half-mast mourning the reported death of Ambassador Domingo Lucenario Jr of Philippine, and Norway were killed in a helicopter crash near Gilgit. — White Star

Private Security guard stand outside the Norway embassy where the national flag half-mast mourning the reported death of Ambassador Norway were killed in a helicopter crash near Gilgit. — White Star

 

[Devil Soul]

Workers of the civil society light candles and offer prayers for the victims of a helicopter crash, in Multan — AP

Civil Society workers participating in candle lit ceremony to pay tribute to deceased Ambassadors and Pak Army officers in helicopter crash in Gilgit. — APP

Soldiers lift injured Malaysian ambassador Hasrul Sani Mujtabar into an army helicopter in Gilgit. — AFP

Soldiers carry the coffins of the wife of the Malaysian ambassador and the Norwegian ambassador Leif H. Larsen during a ceremony in Gilgit. — AFP

Officials and foreign diplomats attend a funeral ceremony for the victims of the helicopter crashed in Gilgit. — AFP

Soldiers load the coffin of the Norwegian ambassador Leif H. Larsen into an army helicopter in Gilgit. — AFP

 

[Desert Fox]

Why were the foreign diplomats in Gilgit?? Were they there for sight seeing??

 

[Dil Pakistan]

I think were going there for sight seeing. This is summer and probably the best time to visit this beautiful place.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Why were the foreign diplomats in Gilgit?? Were they there for sight seeing??

Inauguration ceremony of skiing resort and chair lift etc.

 

[black-hawk_101]

Will PAA be acquiring more used Mi-17s and Puma series helicopters ???

 

[Windjammer]

These picture show, how close the Helicopter was to the landing point before it crashed. The circle behind trees is a makeshift helipad. A makeshift helipad is partially visible behind rising black smoke. Fallen trees can be seen near crash site and probably those trees were struck by tail section of the helicopter.