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From: tejek5/30/2007 5:12:28 PM
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U.S. military copter crash kills 5 in Afghanistan

Chinook does not appear to have been shot down, officials say

MSNBC.com
Updated: 5:15 a.m. PT Sept 25, 2005
A U.S. Chinook helicopter crashed Sunday in remote mountains of southern Afghanistan, killing all five crew members on board, the U.S. military said. It did not appear to have been shot down.

The CH-47 chopper was supporting military operations when it went down near Daychopan district in southern Zabul province, a military statement said. U.S. ground forces had reached the crash scene and were providing security for recovery operations.

“There is no indication at this time that this is a result of hostile fire,” U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Jerry O’Hara told The Associated Press. “There are no survivors.”

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