Helicopter Escorting Musharraf Crashes


> Think somebody got to the wrong helicopter?


By MATTHEW PENNINGTON – 1 day ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A helicopter carrying aides to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf crashed Monday as the Pakistani leader flew to Kashmir. Though blamed on a technical fault, the accident revived concern for Musharraf's safety as his war with Islamic militants intensifies.
The army said four people died when the craft attempted an emergency landing, but the U.S.-allied leader was never in danger. Still, with new fighting against extremists raging along the Afghan border, it was a reminder that Musharraf has survived several assassination attempts.
Musharraf's entourage was aboard three helicopters on a trip to the Pakistani portion of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir to commemorate Monday as the second anniversary of an earthquake that killed nearly 80,000 people.



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Last time his US supplied ECM enabled car detonated an IED ahead of him.... This guy is a lucky man