<p>The military helicopter burst into flames after crashing into the compound of a house near Bilal Town area near Abbottabad, a short distance from the Pakistan Military Academy, the channels reported.<br /><br />Two other helicopters participated in the operation during which some persons were killed and several foreign nationals, including women and children, were detained, the channels quoted sources as saying.<br /><br />There was no official word on the development.<br /><br />Several news channels beamed grainy footage of a burning helicopter on the empty lawn of the compound near Abbottabad, surrounded by security forces.<br /><br />They also beamed footage of the home, set amidst agricultural fields, surrounded by Pakistani troops this morning.<br /><br />Pashto-language Khyber TV channel reported that a helicopter shelled a house after suspected militants fired at it.<br /><br />Local residents told the media they had seen helicopters flying over the area hours after the operation.</p>
<p>The military helicopter burst into flames after crashing into the compound of a house near Bilal Town area near Abbottabad, a short distance from the Pakistan Military Academy, the channels reported.<br /><br />Two other helicopters participated in the operation during which some persons were killed and several foreign nationals, including women and children, were detained, the channels quoted sources as saying.<br /><br />There was no official word on the development.<br /><br />Several news channels beamed grainy footage of a burning helicopter on the empty lawn of the compound near Abbottabad, surrounded by security forces.<br /><br />They also beamed footage of the home, set amidst agricultural fields, surrounded by Pakistani troops this morning.<br /><br />Pashto-language Khyber TV channel reported that a helicopter shelled a house after suspected militants fired at it.<br /><br />Local residents told the media they had seen helicopters flying over the area hours after the operation.</p>