A US military helicopter crashed Wednesday into a river west of Baghdad, police and witnesses said. The two crew on board of the Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter were killed.
The crash took place in the city of Haditha, situated some 200 kilometers from Baghdad. According to several eyewitnesses, the copter crashed into high-voltage electricity wires.
"We are aware of an incident with a coalition helicopter near al-Hadithah," the military command in Baghdad said. (Albawaba.com)
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