ABBOTABAD:
A helicopter crashed in Abbottabad near the Pakistan Military Academy Kakul late on Sunday night, police sources said.
The chopper was seen flying low before it crashed, locals said. The sound of gunfire and two small blasts was heard before a massive explosion, sources said.
They added that the third blast damaged windowpanes of the area houses.
This was stated to be the first incident of its kind in Abbottabad at night.
The sources said the helicopter fell down in a plot in Sikandarbad, a populated area of the city, spreading panic through the neighbourhood.
The sound of the explosion was heard as far afield as 10 kilometres, the sources added.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 2nd, 2011.
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