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To: LindyBill who wrote (14833)	11/2/2003 3:13:01 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793672

Breaking: US Chopper Shot Down in Iraq, at Least 20 Casualties November 2, 2003; 2:59 AM washingtonpost.com Reuters Sunday, November 2, 2003; 2:59 AM washingtonpost.com FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Guerrillas shot down a U.S. Chinook helicopter in Iraq Sunday as it flew toward Baghdad airport and there were at least 20 casualties, the U.S. Army said. Witnesses said the helicopter had come down south of the flashpoint town of Falluja, a stronghold of anti-U.S. resistance 32 miles west of Baghdad. They said several other U.S. helicopters were circling over the crash site. The U.S. military spokesman said the helicopter was one of two CH-47 Chinooks heading toward Baghdad airport carrying troops returning from a rest and recreation trip. He said 32 to 35 passengers were aboard the downed aircraft, but was unable to give further information on the seriousness of the casualties. The spokesman said rescue teams were in the area where the helicopter came down. He said the helicopter had been "shot down by an unknown weapon." Residents in Falluja said two surface-to-air missiles had been fired at the helicopter and that one had hit its target.