Foreign forces' helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, July 14 (Reuters) - A military helicopter used by foreign troops crashed on Tuesday in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, scene of a massive operation by U.S. Marines, officials said.
A spokesman for the British military in Helmand, part of the NATO-led force, confirmed the crash, but could not give details about its cause or casualties.
"We are aware of an incident involving a non-British military helicopter in Helmand province," Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Richardson told Reuters by phone from the province.
An investigation had been launched to determine the cause of the crash in Sangin district, he said.
Sangin's district chief Fazlul Haq said he saw the chopper on fire before it crashed.
"It was in the sky on fire and then went down," he told a Reuters reporter in the south.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, July 14 (Reuters) - A military helicopter used by foreign troops crashed on Tuesday in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, scene of a massive operation by U.S. Marines, officials said.
A spokesman for the British military in Helmand, part of the NATO-led force, confirmed the crash, but could not give details about its cause or casualties.
"We are aware of an incident involving a non-British military helicopter in Helmand province," Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Richardson told Reuters by phone from the province.
An investigation had been launched to determine the cause of the crash in Sangin district, he said.
Sangin's district chief Fazlul Haq said he saw the chopper on fire before it crashed.
"It was in the sky on fire and then went down," he told a Reuters reporter in the south.
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