IAF Jet Crash: Two More Bodies Recovered, Toll Reaches 7

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Raja Bilal
Srinagar: Two  more bodies were recovered near the crash site of  an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet at Garend Kalan in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday, police officials told GNS, taking the death toll to seven.
A civilian Kifayat Ahmad Ganaie (30) son of Mohammad Ramzan Ganie and two IAF pilots were earlier killed due to the crash.
A police officer also confirmed the recovery of two more bodies and said that the death toll mounted to seven so far including two pilots and one civilian.
Regarding the three more bodies, the official said that the identities and whether the slain are civilians or IAF personnel are being ascertained.
The official earlier said that IAF’s Fighter Jet MI 17  crashed at around 10:40 am, some 7 kilometers away from Budgam town. (GNS)

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