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Helicopter ferrying pilgrims crashes in India, 7 dead

23 November 2015 [13:30] - TODAY.AZ

Seven people, including a pilot, were killed Nov.23 when a helicopter ferrying pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi temple crashed near Katra town in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, India Today reported.

The helicopter was privately operated.

Following the crash, helicopter services between Katra and Vaishno Devi have been suspended.

The police said that the helicopter landed barely meters away from a thickly populated locality, somewhere near the base camp in Katra.

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