US helicopter crashes in Jordan

By Xinhua

Amman : A US helicopter crashed during a routine training mission in Jordan, injuring two pilots on board, the US military said.


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The crash occurred Friday night in an uninhabited area south of Al Qatranah, some 80 km south of the capital Amman, the US military said in a statement.

The injured pilots, who had been flying an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter, were treated at the scene and then flown to Amman for further tests, said the statement.

The helicopter was participating in exercise Infinite Moonlight, an annual exercise between US and Jordanian forces.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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