Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Afghanistan: helicopter emergency landing injures four

ASSADABAD, Afghanistan, 11th May: A helicopter made an emergency landing in Nuristan province today (Wednesday) wounding four people, provincial police chief Shams Rahman Zahid said.

"The incident happened at 11:00 am local time in nearby provincial capital Parun and four people aboard sustained injuries," Zahid said.

All those injured are Afghans, he said. However, he did not provide further details.

The mountainous province of Nuristan, 180 km east of Kabul, was the scene of conflict on Tuesday as over 400 Taliban insurgents raided Wama district, but police had repelled the attack, Zahid said.

Source: Xinhua

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