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24 Pakistani soldiers die in bus accident
At least 24 Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and five were injured today when a bus fell into a river in Khyber Paktunkhwa province, a media report said
Updated on: Mar 16, 2013, 12:06:45 IST
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At least 24 Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and five were injured on Saturday when a bus fell into a river in Khyber Paktunkhwa province, a media report said.
The Gilgit bound passenger bus plunged into Indus river in Kohistan on Saturday morning, reported Dawn.
"All those 24 who were killed are Pakistan Army personnel and we have started the rescue operation and called the army to airlift injured and bodies to Rawalpindi," deputy commissioner Kohistan Aqal Badshah was quoted as saying.
He said that soldiers were on their way to Gilgit from Rawalpindi.
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