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Military transport plane crashes in northeast India

North east India
BY: DW
Publish: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 (16:19 IST) Updated: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 (16:19 IST)
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An Indian Air Force (IAF) transport aircraft crashed at an air force station in the northeastern city of Jorhat on Saturday, the military said.The IAF said a Russian-made Antonov An-32 aircraft was involved in an accident during landing."A court of inquiry is being constituted, to ascertain the cause of the accident," the IAF statement said on X. As per the prima facia report five jawans including Pilot has reportedly been martyred.
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