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U.S. says crashed helicopter in Iraq not military
23 Jan 2007 12:31:05 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Iraq in turmoil

BAGHDAD, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday reports that a helicopter had gone down in central Baghdad appeared to refer to a civilian aircraft.

"No coalition forces aircraft are reported as down. Coalition forces are investigating what appears to be a crashed civilian aircraft," a U.S. statement said, responding to a query on reports of a crashed helicopter.

Private security firms have helicopters operating in Iraq.

Residents in central Baghdad told Reuters earlier they saw a helicopter come down and some said it had been shot first. One resident said he saw four bodies in the wreckage.


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