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| Chopper crash kills two pilots in Indian-held Kashmir |
The Press Trust of India news agency said:The aircraft, identified as an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), came down in mountainous Bandipore district, some 65 kilometres north of the Kashmiri summer capital Srinagar, killing a lieutenant colonel and a major.
The chopper crashed about 30 minutes after it took off for a night training sortie from the army's aviation base at Manasbal.
Rebel groups have been fighting Indian forces since 1989 for independence or to merge the territory with Pakistan.
The nuclear-armed neighbours have fought two of their three wars over the scenic region, while years of fighting have left tens of thousands dead, most of them civilians.
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