Posted on 02/25/2004 4:48:39 AM PST by Dog
Just breaking on MSNBC...
A U.S. military helicopter crashed Wednesday into a river west of Baghdad, police and witnesses said. There was no immediate word on casualties. The crash took place in the city of Haditha, 120 miles from the capital.
"We are aware of an incident with a coalition helicopter near al-Hadithah," the military command in Baghdad said, without providing details.
A U.S. military helicopter crashed Wednesday into a river west of Baghdad, police and witnesses said. There was no immediate word on casualties. The crash took place in the city of Haditha, 120 miles from the capital.
"We are aware of an incident with a coalition helicopter near al-Hadithah," the military command in Baghdad said, without providing details.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. military helicopter crashed Wednesday into a river west of Baghdad, police and witnesses said. There was no immediate word on casualties. The crash took place in the city of Haditha, 120 miles from the capital.
"We are aware of an incident with a coalition helicopter near al-Hadithah," the military command in Baghdad said, without providing details.
Prayers going out...
Indeed, praying for the safety of the crew and any passengers.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- A coalition helicopter has crashed in western Iraq, the US military said on Wednesday.
"We are aware of an incident involving a coalition helicopter" that crashed near Haditha, 200 km northwest of Baghdad, a US military spokeswoman said in Baghdad.
She could not identify what caused the incident or if there were any casualties.
"We don't know the exact time and we are investigating," she added.
Earlier, witnesses said a US military helicopter crashed near the town of Haditha in western Iraq on Wednesday noon, but they were not aware if the plane was forced down by hostile fire or by mistake. Enditem
BAGHDAD, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- A coalition helicopter has crashed in western Iraq, the US military said on Wednesday.
"We are aware of an incident involving a coalition helicopter" that crashed near Haditha, 200 km northwest of Baghdad, a US military spokeswoman said in Baghdad.
She could not identify what caused the incident or if there were any casualties.
"We don't know the exact time and we are investigating," she added.
Earlier, witnesses said a US military helicopter crashed near the town of Haditha in western Iraq on Wednesday noon, but they were not aware if the plane was forced down by hostile fire or by mistake. Enditem
U.S. Helicopter Crashes in Western Iraq; 2 Killed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter crashed in western Iraq Wednesday, killing the two crew on board, and the U.S. Army said mechanical problems rather than hostile fire had probably brought the aircraft down. Witnesses in the town of Haditha, 125 miles northwest of Baghdad on the highway to the Syrian border, said the helicopter hit overhead power cables and crashed into a river.
The Kiowa is an observation and light attack helicopter that carries a crew of two.
Guerrilla attacks have brought down several U.S. helicopters since the invasion of Iraq last year. In the deadliest incident, 17 U.S. soldiers were killed last November when two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters collided and crashed in the city of Mosul after coming under fire.
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It's the correct trend, irregardless of any d*mn election !
I'm sure you'd agree !
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