UPDATE: Aircraft went down near Baghdad
Multi-National Force-Iraq
Sunday, 21 January 2007
Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342
!!!UPDATE to MNCI Release No. 20070120-11!!!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070121-08
Jan. 21, 2007
UPDATE: Aircraft went down near Baghdad
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD – A US forces Blackhawk helicopter went down northeast of Baghdad at approximately 3 p.m. Jan. 20.
Coalition Forces immediately responded and secured the scene.
Twelve American Soldiers, which included eight passengers and four crewmembers, were aboard the aircraft and all were killed. This is a correction from the 13 casualties initially reported in MNCI Press Release No. 20070120-11.
The names of the Soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
This incident remains under investigation.
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