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Five U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq helicopter crash
14 Aug 2007 19:05:35 GMT
Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Five U.S. service personnel were killed when a military transport helicopter crashed during a routine flight west of Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.

The CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed near the U.S. military's al-Taqaddum air base close to Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad.
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The ruins of the United Nations headquarters that was destroyed in the 2003 bomb attack is seen in Baghdad August 19, 2007. The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) commemorated on Sunday the fourth anniversary of the bombing of the UN Baghdad headquarters at the Canal hotel.



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