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U.S. Helicopter Shot Down in Iraq, One Killed
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| Contributor | Joshua L. |
| Last Edited | Joshua L. Jan 02, 2004 09:54pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News: Iran |
| News Date | Friday, January 2, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Guerrillas shot down a U.S. military helicopter in central Iraq (news - web sites) Friday, killing one pilot and injuring another, while ethnic tensions flared again in the northern city of Kirkuk, leading to at least one death.
In Baghdad, hundreds of people angrily protested a raid on a mosque during which they say the Koran was defiled.
The U.S. Central Command said the OH-58 Kiowa observation helicopter was brought down by enemy fire about 32 miles west of Baghdad near the volatile town of Falluja.
A policeman who saw the crash said the helicopter was hit by a missile.
"We were in a joint patrol with U.S. troops to remove land mines and I saw a helicopter hovering in the sky which was hit by a missile," policeman Mohammad Abdul Aziz said. "It was split into two and went down in flames." |
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