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Dutch soldiers among 16 killed in Afghanistan copter crash
(KUNA) -- A civilian helicopter belonging to a foreign mission was crashed in southeastern Afghanistan Wednesday evening. Coalition forces said all 16 people aboard the plane had been killed. The plane had come down in the mountainous region of the southeastern Paktia province last evening. Cause of the crash was not known. Earlier, reports suggested that the plane was belonging to an American health NGO and four people were on board when it came down. But spokesman for coalition forces Colonel Tom Collin told journalists they had recovered 12 bodies so far while search was on for the remaining four people, who are also believed to be dead. Without revealing cause of the crash, military sources in Kabul said two American nationals and two Dutch military personnel were among the dead. The plane crash happened in a region which is infested by Taliban fighters but the militants so far did not issued any statement. In recent months, the insurgents had intensified attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in the southern and eastern regions of Afghanistan. Posted by: Fred 2006-07-28 |
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