By MARIAM FAM, Associated Press Writer MOSUL, Iraq - Two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed in this northern Iraqi city on Saturday, the military said. Witnesses said the two aircraft collided in mid-air.
A military spokesman said the two helicopters belonged to the 101st Airborne
Division, which controls northern Iraq (news
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sites). The spokesman did not comment on the cause of the crash or possible
casualties.
Witnesses said the helicopters came down in Borsa, a residential neighborhood
in Mosul, Iraq's third-largest city.
"I was leaving the mosque and I heard a boom," said Hani, a witness who only
gave his first name. He said two helicopters collided in mid-air before one
crashed onto the roof of a house. He said he did not know what happened to the
other aircraft.
"The crash site has been secured by the U.S. military, Iraqi police and
firefighters," said the military spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Sixteen U.S. service members were killed on Nov. 2 when a Chinook helicopter
carrying dozens of soldiers on leave was apparently downed by insurgents near
the city of Fallujah west of Baghdad.
A Black Hawk helicopter was shot down on Nov. 7 near the central town of
Tikrit, killing all six soldiers aboard. The
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