Sunday, September 20, 2009

1 SOLDIER KILLED, 12 OTHER WOUNDED WHEN BLACKHAWK COPTER CRASHES IN IRAQ


BAGHDAD — An American helicopter crashed at an airbase north of Baghdad, killing one soldier and wounding 12 others, the American military announced in a statement on Sunday.
The crash occurred Saturday night at the air base in Balad, the largest American airfield in the country. The helicopter, a UH-60 Blackhawk, is the most common one in use in Iraq, regularly ferrying troops between the country’s major bases.


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/world/middleeast/21iraq.html?_r=1&hp

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