Indian Defense Chief Killed In Mi-17 Crash

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Rescue workers next to the debris of the IAF Mi-17V5's crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.
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SINGAPORE—India’s chief of defense staff, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and 12 others were killed when their Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, southern India. At time of writing, there was one survivor receiving medical attention at a nearby hospital. Among the dead were Rawat’s wife and...

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