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At least 13 killed after chopper carrying India’s defence chief crashes – source

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Reuters
Published: Dec 8, 2021, 12:07 GMT+00:00

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 13 out of the 14 people on board a helicopter carrying Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat that crashed in southern India on Wednesday have been killed, a government source said.

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat arrives for the Beating the Retreat ceremony in New Delhi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 13 out of the 14 people on board a helicopter carrying Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat that crashed in southern India on Wednesday have been killed, a government source said.

The status of the four star general, serving as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, remains unclear, the source said.

(Reporting by Devjyot Ghoshal; Editing by Euan Rocha)

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