The bodies of the ambassadors to Pakistan from the Philippines and Norway and the wives of the ambassadors from Malaysia and Indonesia have arrived at a military base near Islamabad, Pakistan Television said

The state-run TV said the bodies, and those of three Pakistani crew members, were flown to the military base near Islamabad on Saturday. The dead were killed on Friday when Pakistani Army helicopter carrying them made a crash landing in the country’s north.

Pakistan said a technical failure caused the crash. The Pakistani Talban issued a statement claiming they had shot down the helicopter with an anti-aircraft missile.

Pakistan has declared Saturday a day of national mourning.