Army helicopter makes emergency landing, all 5 on board safe


BATU PAHAT: A helicopter belonging to the Armed Forces (ATM) was forced to make an emergency landing at a forested area near the Bekok damn here due to technical difficulties.

Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Din Ahmad said that there were four crewmen and a pilot on board the vehicle when the incident took place at around 9.15pm on Thursday.

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