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India's top military commander, General Bipin Rawat, killed in helicopter crash

Headline from CBS News

Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat, who was the first person ever to hold the title, was killed along with his wife and 12 other people.

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  1. France 24

    Helicopter crashes with India military chief on board (opens France 24)

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    A helicopter carrying India's defence chief General Bipin Rawat crashed in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, the air force said.

  2. Breitbart News

    Indian Army Chief Dies in Military Helicopter Crash (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Chief of India's Armed Forces, General Bipin Rawat, died on Wednesday when the military helicopter he was traveling in crashed.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    India's military chief, 12 others killed in helicopter crash (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    India's military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and 12 others were killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said.

  4. CBS News

    India's top military commander, General Bipin Rawat, killed in helicopter crash (opens CBS News)

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    Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat, who was the first person ever to hold the title, was killed along with his wife and 12 other people.

  5. France 24

    India defence chief killed along with 12 others in military helicopter crash (opens France 24)

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    India's Defence Chief Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other people were killed after a military helicopter they were travelling in crashed in southern India on Wednesday, the Indian Air Force said.

  6. Quartz

    A chopper carrying India’s military chief Bipin Rawat has crashed (opens Quartz)

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    General Rawat's wife was among the 14 people on board.

  7. The Hill

    India defense chief among at least 13 dead in helicopter crash (opens The Hill)

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    At least 13 people are dead, including India's chief of the armed forces, General Bipin Rawat, after a military helicopter crashed on Wednesday.

  8. KTVZ Bend

    Indian air force helicopter crashes with military chief on board (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Swati Gupta and Rhea Mogul, CNN The Indian Air Force said one of its helicopters crashed on Wednesday with the country’s top military official on board, reportedly killing at least four passengers. Chief of Defense Staff Gen.

  9. France 24

    Helicopter crashes with India military chief on board, at least 3 dead (opens France 24)

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    A helicopter carrying India's defence chief General Bipin Rawat crashed on Wednesday, the air force said, with rescuers at the scene saying at least three people were dead.

  10. Los Angeles Times

    India's military chief, 12 others are killed in helicopter crash (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    India’s air force says the country’s military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others were killed in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu state.

  11. The Times of Israel

    India’s defense chief among 13 killed in helicopter crash (opens The Times of Israel)

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    General Bipin Rawat was traveling with wife and other senior officers when Russian Mi-17 chopper goes down near its destination in southern Tamil Nadu state

  12. The Guardian

    Indian defence chief among 13 killed in helicopter crash (opens The Guardian)

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    Gen Bipin Rawat, who was leading changes to his country’s military, died along with his wife and other senior officers

  13. New York Times

    Helicopter Crashes With India’s Top Military General Aboard (opens New York Times)

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    The fate of Gen. Bipin Rawat, the chief of the country’s defense staff, wasn’t immediately clear.

  14. Deutsche Welle

    India: Helicopter carrying military chief crashes | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Indian Air Force confirmed that the country's military chief of defense staff, Bipin Rawat, was aboard a helicopter that crashed in the south of the country.

  15. MyNorthwest

    Helicopter carrying Indian military chief crashes (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW DELHI (AP) -- An Indian army helicopter carrying the country's military chief crashed Wednesday in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said. It

  16. Newsweek

    Helicopter crashes with India's top general, Bipin Rawat, aboard (opens Newsweek)

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    Defense chief General Bipin Rawat was aboard an Mi-17V5 helicopter that crashed near the town of Coonoor in southern India.

  17. Sofrep

    India’s Military Chief of Staff on Helicopter That Crashed (opens Sofrep)

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    India has lost Defense Chief of Staff, General Rawat in a helicopter crash that also took the lives of his wife and at least ten others in nothern India.

  18. NBC News

    India’s armed forces chief among 13 killed in helicopter crash (opens NBC News)

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    The head of India’s armed forces was among 13 people killed on Wednesday when the military helicopter they were travelling in crashed, the air force said.

  19. Al Jazeera

    Helicopter crashes with India’s defence chief on board: Air force (opens Al Jazeera)

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    At least four people reported dead as helicopter carrying General Bipin Rawat crashes in Tamil Nadu state.

  20. Deutsche Welle

    India: Military chief, 12 others die in helicopter crash | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Indian Air Force confirmed that the country's military chief of defense staff, Bipin Rawat, was among 13 people killed in a helicopter crash in the south of India.

  21. NPR

    India's top military official, Bipin Rawat, dies in a helicopter crash (opens NPR)

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    An investigation is underway into Wednesday's helicopter crash that killed India's top military leader — along with 12 other people, including his wife.

  22. Daily Hampshire Gazette

    Military chief dies in helicopter crash (opens Daily Hampshire Gazette)

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    NEW DELHI — India’s military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and 12 others were killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said.It said in a tweet that the helicopter “met with a tragic accident.”The dead included...

  23. The Economist

    Bipin Rawat, India’s chief of defence staff, is killed in a helicopter crash (opens The Economist)

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    He had been tasked with reforming the country’s archaic armed forces

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