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Downed Iraq chopper was Bulgarian
SOFIA - A helicopter that crashed in Iraq on Thursday, killing all nine people on board was Bulgarian, and was shot down by a missile, the defense ministry said in Sofia. "The Mi-8 helicopter from the Bulgarian company Heliaier was shot down by a missile," the statement said.It said the nine dead were three Bulgarian crew members and six other civilians, whose nationalities had not yet been determined. The defense ministry said the crash occurred in the early afternoon and that the helicopter was apparently also carrying cargo. The ministry did not provide details. In Baghdad, the US military said that all nine people aboard the aircraft, which was on contract to the US-led multinational forces, were killed when it went down on Thursday to the north of the Iraqi capital. "A contract helicopter has gone down," said the source, who declined to be named. The source said the crash happened at around 1 pm. Initial reports suggested there were no US military personnel on the aircraft. Posted by: Steve White 2005-04-22 |
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