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Eight U.S. military personnel killed in Afghan crash
18 Feb 2007 12:29:29 GMT
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KABUL, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Eight U.S. military personnel were killed when their helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan after reporting engine failure on Sunday, the U.S.-led coalition said.

Another 14 were injured, a U.S. military spokesman said.

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