Defence Ministry announces Lt General Al-Khuder, all other delegation members safeDHAKA/KUWAIT CITY: A Bangladesh Air Force helicopter carrying a Kuwaiti military delegation including its army chief crashed inside a Border Guard camp in Sreemangal town, Bangladeshi and Kuwaiti officials announced on Wednesday. In a statement, Kuwait’s Ministry of Defence announced that Chief of Staff Lt General Mohammed al-Khuder and all other members of the delegation were safe. A photo posted on Twitter by the Kuwait Army showed the tail of the helicopter had separated from its body. The Kuwaiti army chief arrived in Bangladesh on Monday, accompanied by a high-ranking military delegation, for an official visit aimed at strengthening relations between the two countries. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) chief Lt Col Rashidul Hasan said that the helicopter made an emergency landing 100 feet away from the camp helipad.

Source: Pakistan Today January 03, 2018 18:22 UTC