Helicopter crashes in southern Iraq, 7 killed
Baku, November 12, AZERTAC
An Iraqi attack helicopter crashed in southern Iraq on Sunday, killing seven people on board, according to Iraq’s Defense Ministry, Anadolu Agency reports.
The M17 helicopter was on a training mission when it crashed in Al-Shorjharea in Wasit province, the ministry said in a statement.
Army 1st Lt. Hakim al-Assadi said two pilots and five military personnel were killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains unknown, but al-Assadi suggested that a technical failure might be behind the incident.
Last year, a military helicopter crashed in Wasit province, killing two people.
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