Pakistani military aircraft crash kills 17

Seventeen people are dead after a Pakistani military aircraft crashed during a training mission near the capital of Islamabad.

It happened Tuesday morning in the city of Rawalpindi. All five crew members were killed along with 12 civilians.

Muhammad Munsif, local resident says "I lost a child and two sisters. And in my neighborhood, one family lost six people. I don't know how many were injured."

Rescue officials say the death toll could rise since some of the injured are in critical condition. So far, there are no details about what caused the crash.

NHK