12 Killed In American Chopper Down
Nov 19, 2002
Source:
NNI and Daily Ausaf, Translated By Jihad Unspun
In Afghan province Khost, five coalition troops were killed and several
injured when a bomb exploded at the new airport at Bagh Sira. Three rockets were
also fired at the old aiport during the night. Two americans were killed in an
attack by unknown assailants in Bagram and a helicopter was shot down in
Shah-i-kot, killing all the twelve Americans on board.
According to
details, yesterday night a bomb exploded in Khost's new airport Bagh Sira at a
point with coalition troops present, which killed five coaltion troops and
injured several. According to the sources here, to keep the losses secret,
authorities have banned the entrance of civilians into the airport area. The
seconds incident happened at the old airport, where unknown assailants fired
three rockets during the night, resulting in chaos. Losses due to this attacks
could not be confirmed.
Meanwhile, the first successfull attack by
Northern Alliance on an American military patrol in Koh Sani near Bagram Airbase
resulted in two American deaths and four sevrely injured. The American soliders
were travelling in a group of four vechicles and were on a mission to capture
and destroy heavy ammunition from the former commander Maulan Zabeeh Ullah
Shaheed's area. The attackers used rockets on their counterparts and managed to
flee safely immediately after the attack. a helicopter was also shot down newr
Shahi Kot mountains by uknown assailants with a missile. All the twelve aboard
are said to be burnt to death. Planes are said to be heavily patrolling the area
now.
The Mulindwas
communication group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in
anarchy"
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