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		</div><p>A small Pakistani military plane has crashed into a residential area near the garrison city of Rawalpindi, killing at least 17 people, most of them on the ground.</p>
<p>Fires, damaged homes and debris were visible in Mora Kalu village on the outskirts of Rawalpindi after daybreak.</p>
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<p>Troops and police cordoned off the residential area to search for plane debris and investigative evidence after the rescue efforts had ended.</p>
<p>Five soldiers, including two army pilots, and at least 12 civilians were killed, the military said in a statement.</p>
<figure id="attachment_137357" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-137357" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-137357" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/E9197F60-FEA3-42AA-8D62-145A1B13D7A6.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="409" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-137357" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistan army officials examine the site of a plane crash in Rawalpindi</figcaption></figure>
<p>Farooq Butt, an official at the state-run emergency service, said an additional 15 people were injured.</p>
<p>Rescue officials said the death toll could rise since some of those injured were critical.</p>
<p>“We have shifted all the bodies and injured persons to hospitals,” he told The Associated Press.</p>
<p>“Most of the victims received burn injuries and children are among the dead.”</p>
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<figure id="attachment_137358" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-137358" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-137358" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/69D3209A-706A-42D5-944F-3D178DA22E3C.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="409" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-137358" class="wp-caption-text">The small Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area, officials said</figcaption></figure>
<p>Residents say they woke up when they heard an explosion and saw debris of a burning plane near their homes. Army helicopters were seen hovering over the crash site later.</p>
<p>“My sister, her husband and their three children were killed when the plane crashed into their home,” said Mohammad Mustafa.</p>
<p>He said rescuers and troops quickly reached the area after the crash.</p>
<p>Abdul Rehman, a medical doctor, said at least three homes were badly damaged and the pilots’ bodies had been retrieved.</p>
<p>The military said the army aircraft was on a routine training flight when it crashed, but had no information on the possible cause.</p>
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