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U.S. helicopter crashes near Baghdad
Saturday, April 1, 2006; Posted: 12:51 p.m. EST (17:51 GMT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A U.S. military helicopter crashed Saturday southwest of Baghdad, the military said in a statement.
"The status of the crew is unknown," the brief statement said.
Officials said the helicopter was on a "combat air patrol" and came down at about 5:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. ET).
The statement added: "All additional information is being withheld pending investigation and notification of next of kin," the statement said.
Posted : 2006-04-01 13:41
I read in my newspaper that it was a US Army bird.
pmayn
Posted : 2006-04-02 07:55