India Air Force plane crash kills all five onboard

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An Indian military aircraft crashed on Saturday during a routine flight, killing all five people on board, the Indian Air Force said in a social media post on X.

The IAF said the accident, which occurred in the eastern Indian state of Assam, involved an An-32 aircraft - a turboprop, twin-engine transport plane.

The five killed in the accident were all Indian Air Force personnel, it said, adding that initial inquiries and crash site management were ongoing.

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