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Helicopter Crash Kills Four Musharraf Escorts
MotroSource Newswire NO URL | 10/08/2007 | Kim Gill/

Posted on 10/08/2007 1:56:02 AM PDT by prisoner6

Helicopter Crash Kills Four Musharraf Escorts

(Islamabad) -- A convoy escorting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf crashed during the leader's visit to Kashmir today killing four Pakistani soldiers. An Army spokesperson said General Musharraf was on his way to a memorial marking the second anniversary of an earthquake in the area. He had travelled ahead of the convoy in a second helicopter and was unharmed. Army officials have confirmed that retired Major General Rashid Qureshi was injured in the crash. Officials attributed the reason for the crash to technical difficulties and not a militant attack.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: crash; musharraf; pakistan; pakwar
FYI...Hmmm no terrorist attack....Hmmmm.

Will get a URL link ASAP.

prisoner6

1 posted on 10/08/2007 1:56:02 AM PDT by prisoner6
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To: prisoner6
Here's a Press Trust of India link.

POI

prisoner6

2 posted on 10/08/2007 2:00:33 AM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the Left fall out.)
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To: prisoner6

Why does this smell fishy? One day after Musharraf wins his election but faces opposition in the Supreme Court from his political enemies a helicopter carrying his spokesmen goes down...

Hmmmmm....


3 posted on 10/08/2007 11:00:08 AM PDT by G8 Diplomat (Know thy enemy. Learn Farsi.)
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To: G8 Diplomat
Aircraft crash is one of two retirement options for Pakistani political figures. The other is exile is Dubai. Many generals have died this way, happens like this even in Iran.
4 posted on 10/08/2007 11:06:04 AM PDT by Eyes Unclouded (We won't ever free our guns but be sure we'll let them triggers go....)
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To: G8 Diplomat

I clicked on this thread ‘cause I was thinking the same thing. I know of at least two past attempts on Musharraf. Only two helos going, and one goes down, makes you go hmmm.


5 posted on 10/08/2007 10:31:23 PM PDT by squidly
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