Crash Kills 2 U.S. Troops
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MOSUL, Iraq — A helicopter accident at an air base in this northern Iraqi city killed two U.S. soldiers and injured four, the military said Friday.
The crash occurred Thursday, when an AH-64 Apache helicopter hit a UH-60 Black Hawk that was on the ground, U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Paul Hastings said.
The accident is being investigated, he said.
The injured soldiers have returned to duty. They and the two soldiers who died were from Task Force Olympia, whose headquarters are in Mosul.
The names of the soldiers killed were being withheld until their families were notified.
The Apache is a heavily armed gunship with two crew members. The Black Hawk is a transport helicopter that has two pilots and can carry up to 20 passengers.
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