US marine helicopter crashes in Iraq
26/1/2005 16:54
A US Marine helicopter crashed early Wednesday near the town of Rutbah in
western Iraq, the US military said in a statement, which, however, gave no words
on casualties.
According to the statement, the helicopter, on security and
stabilization operation by then, crashed at about 1:20 a.m. local time (2220 GMT
Tuesday) in the area close to Jordan.
A search and rescue team has rushed to
the spot and the cause of the accident is under investigation, the military
said. No further details are available for now.
Xinhua
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