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All 12 armed forces personnel onboard an IAF MI-17 helicopter were killed on Friday when it crashed after an explosion minutes after take-off from Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
The 12 people,including 11 IAF officials — two of them pilots — and one Army officer,on board were killed when the helicopter crashed in the area bordering China,Defence PRO Col Rajesh Kalia in Itanagar said.
All the bodies have been recovered by the Army and police. The bodies remain to be identified.
The explosion onboard occurred minutes after the helicopter took-off from the Tawang helipad at around 12 noon.
The helicopter was en route to Guwahati.
A commission of inquiry has been ordered.
IAF sources said the weather was clear it was unlikely that the chopper could have encountered any obstruction.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu has condoled the deaths.
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