Post by Salem6 on Jan 8, 2004 13:56:34 GMT
All eight people on board a US military helicopter have been killed after it made an emergency landing in Iraq.
A US military spokeswoman said four air crew and four soldiers died when the Black Hawk came down near the town of Falluja, west of Baghdad.
Falluja is a hotbed of the Iraqi insurgency and has seen several clashes between local people and US troops.
Earlier, a US soldier was killed and 34 injured in a mortar attack on their base west of Baghdad.
Evacuation
"A helicopter made an emergency landing near Falluja, there were four passengers and four crew members on board and there are no survivors," said the military spokeswoman.
US HELICOPTER CRASHES IN IRAQ
2 Jan - OH-58 Delta Kiowa Warrior shot down near Falluja - one soldier killed
15 Nov - Two Black Hawks crash in Mosul, at least 17 killed
7 Nov - Black Hawk shot down near Tikrit, six killed
2 Nov - Chinook shot down near Falluja, killing 16 US soldiers
25 Oct - Black Hawk crashes near Tikrit, reportedly hit by ground fire - soldier injured
She said the helicopter was on a medical evacuation mission when it came down. She did not know if it was hit by enemy fire.
Several American helicopters have been targeted in recent months by guerrillas opposed to the US-led occupation of Iraq.
A small army helicopter was shot down near Falluja on 2 January, killing one pilot and injuring another.
In November, 17 US soldiers were killed when two Black Hawks collided under fire in Mosul.
A US military spokeswoman said four air crew and four soldiers died when the Black Hawk came down near the town of Falluja, west of Baghdad.
Falluja is a hotbed of the Iraqi insurgency and has seen several clashes between local people and US troops.
Earlier, a US soldier was killed and 34 injured in a mortar attack on their base west of Baghdad.
Evacuation
"A helicopter made an emergency landing near Falluja, there were four passengers and four crew members on board and there are no survivors," said the military spokeswoman.
US HELICOPTER CRASHES IN IRAQ
2 Jan - OH-58 Delta Kiowa Warrior shot down near Falluja - one soldier killed
15 Nov - Two Black Hawks crash in Mosul, at least 17 killed
7 Nov - Black Hawk shot down near Tikrit, six killed
2 Nov - Chinook shot down near Falluja, killing 16 US soldiers
25 Oct - Black Hawk crashes near Tikrit, reportedly hit by ground fire - soldier injured
She said the helicopter was on a medical evacuation mission when it came down. She did not know if it was hit by enemy fire.
Several American helicopters have been targeted in recent months by guerrillas opposed to the US-led occupation of Iraq.
A small army helicopter was shot down near Falluja on 2 January, killing one pilot and injuring another.
In November, 17 US soldiers were killed when two Black Hawks collided under fire in Mosul.