US helicopters shot down in South Baghdad

By NNN-KUNA

Baghdad : A US helicopter was shot down by insurgents south of Baghdad Monday but its two pilots were rescued, the US military said on Tuesday.


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"An AH-64 Apache helicopter rescued two Task Force Marne pilots after enemy fire brought down their OH-58D Kiowa Attack helicopter south of Baghdad," the US military said in a statement, adding that the pilots suffered minor injuries.

"An Air Force Thunderbolt II destroyed the downed helicopter with two 500-pound laser-guided bombs after the pilots were evacuated from the area," the statement added.

 

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