Not less than 17 people were reported dead after a Pakistani army plane crashed into a residential area in the major city of Rawalpindi early Tuesday morning.
According to the country's military statement, neighbouring residents reportedly heard a loud explosion at about 2 a.m. after seeing a plane flying unusually low over the city.
"It was very, very low, unlike the planes that usually fly over the area," said restaurant worker Irfan Zareen. "Suddenly, the plane started doing somersaults in the air and abruptly crashed."
The area is said to have mostly working-class villages. Zareen said a number of houses were either damaged or destroyed.
According to CNN, bike shop owner Mehvish Iqlaq said army helicopters and ambulances arrived and sealed off the area within 10 minutes of the crash. The area had been dark, without street lights, when the plane came down, she added.
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