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Two ambassadors to Pakistan were among seven people killed when a military helicopter crashed into a school in the countrys mountainous north on Friday, authorities said, as the local Taliban claimed it shot down the aircraft and had hoped to assassinate the Prime Minister.        A-combination-photograph-of-Leif-H-Larsen-the-Norwegian-envoy-an <a href=https://www.cup-stanley-cup.uk>stanley cup</a> d-Domingo-D-Lucenario-Jr-Philippines-ambassador-to-Pakistan-Photo-courtesy-norway-org-pk-and-fsi-go <a href=https://www.cups-stanley.com.de>stanley cup</a> v-ph    The Russian-made helicopter was one of three army Mi-17s carrying a group of diplomats to the Gilgit-Baltistan region as part of a campaign to promote tourism when the chopper collided with the building that was reportedly empty at the time.   Leif H Larsen, the Norwegian envoy, and Domingo D Lucenario Jr of the Philippines were killed along with the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors, as well as the helicopters two pilots and a crew member, the army tweeted. Polish ambassador Andrzej Ananiczolish and Dutch envoy Marcel de Vink were reportedly among those injured.    Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was travelling to the area in a separate aircraft to launch two projects when the incident occurred and he had turned back to Islamabad, officials said.   <a href=https://www.stanleywebsite.us>stanley cup</a> It was a diplomatic trip with members of 37 countries in total,  said a passenger in one of the helicopters, who requested anonymity, adding that the school had caught fire after the crash. The passenger added that the air convoy was supposed to have included four h Sgul Spate of rail accidents hit US cities
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