US says helicopter was shot down near Mosul
Posted on: Friday, 13 January 2006, 09:46 CST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. military helicopter was shot down on Friday by insurgents near the city of Mosul, 240 miles north of Baghdad, a senior U.S. command official said.
Army Lt. Gen. John Vines, the No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq, told reporters at the Pentagon from Baghdad: "The indicators are that it was due to hostile fire." A defense official said it was an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior, a two-seat, single-engine helicopter. Officials did not offer details on any casualties.
Source: REUTERS
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