Guest guest Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Sunday, 8 January 2006, 15:21 GMT Iraq US helicopter crash kills 12 A US helicopter has crashed in northern Iraq, killing all eight passengers and four crew, the US military has said. The UH-60 Blackhawk came down just before midnight on Saturday, some 12km (seven miles) east of the town of Talafar, seen as a rebel stronghold. The US military said the cause of the crash remained under investigation. Five marines have also been killed over the weekend. Three died in attacks in the western town of Falluja and two were killed by separate roadside bombs. The Blackhawk helicopter was part of a two-helicopter team moving between bases when communications were lost, a US military statement said. An immediate search and rescue operation was launched and the aircraft's wreckage was located in a sparsely populated area at about noon on Sunday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4592622.stm Dasha: Ve/Sa/Ve/Sa/Ve Dasha: Ma/Ra/Mo/Ma/Ju satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? -- Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release 06.01.2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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