 "IAF chopper makes emergency landing in Mumbai")
An Mi-17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force on Wednesday made an emergency landing here due to "technical" reasons, IAF sources said.
Sources from the IAF said the crew of the helicopter is safe and there were no injuries on ground either.
The sources added it was a "precautionary landing due to technical reasons".
"A MI-17 aircraft of the IAF was on a routine training sortie during which it developed a technical snag," a Defence spokesperson said.
He said the aircraft carried out a precautionary landing at the Bandra Kurla complex in suburban Mumbai this afternoon.
"The aircraft and all the four passengers on board are safe while a technical support team has been dispatched to the spot to assess the aircraft," the spokesperson added.
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