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Air Force grounds Sokol choppers after helicopter crash landing in Tarlac

Air Force grounds Sokol choppers after helicopter crash landing in Tarlac

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The area in Tarlac where a Sokol helicopter crash-landed Thursday. Photo from Sen. Ralph Recto's office

MANILA- The Philippine Air Force said Friday it has grounded all of its Sokol helicopters after a chopper carrying a lawmaker crash-landed in Tarlac.

Air Force spokesperson Major Aristides Galang said the move is only a precautionary measure while investigation is ongoing.

COOP-NATCCO party-list Rep. Anthony Bravo was injured Thursday after the Sokol helicopter he was riding crash-landed in Crow Valley, Tarlac.

The helicopter pilot meanwhile obtained a head injury while a crew member broke his arm.

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The military assured Friday that injured persons are not in critical condition.

-report from Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News

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