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Special committee to probe Haputale Air Force aircraft crash
A special committee has been appointed under the instructions of the Air Force Commander to probe the helicopter crash in Haputale which left four Air Force personnel dead today (Jan 3).
A Y-12 aircraft belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force which had been deployed for reconnaissance crashed in Haputale killing two crew members and two observers.
Meanwhile, a woman residing in the vicinity of the area in which the crash had taken place who had suffered a shock has been admitted to the Haputale Hospital, police said.
(Pics by G. Krishanthan)
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