CNN Breaking: US Helicopter down in Baqubah...

[Cooley Hurd]

...north of Baghdad.

Link courtesy of NNN0LHI :hi::

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=716&e=2&u=/ap/20040407/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_helicopter_crash

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BAQOUBA, Iraq - A U.S. military helicopter crashed Wednesday and was seen burning on the ground in central Iraqi city of Baqouba, where Shiite militiamen and U.S. troops were battling, a witness said. There was no immediate word on casualties.


The helicopter crashed immediately after an explosion was heard, according to an AP photographer at the site. He saw the helicopter on the ground in flames. U.S. troops closed off the site.


It was not immediately known what caused the crash.
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**CNN UPDATE - it was a "controlled" landing. Like that matters, I guess...