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US helicopter crashes in southern Iraq; 3 killed

PTI | ByAssociated Press, Southern Iraq
Mar 31, 2003 02:32 AM IST

A Marine UH-1 Huey helicopter crashed at a forward supply and refuelling point in southern Iraq on Sunday, killing three people aboard.

A Marine UH-1 Huey helicopter crashed at a forward supply and refuelling point in southern Iraq on Sunday, killing three people aboard, the US military said.

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The cause of the 8:30 pm (local time) crash was unclear. One person was wounded, said a spokesman, 1st Lt. John Niemann, in Kuwait.

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It was not clear if all four casualties were Marines. Only four people were believed to be aboard the helicopter, which had been taking off on a support mission.

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