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WORLD> Middle East
7 American soldiers die in helicopter crash in Iraq
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-09-19 10:32

BAGHDAD -- A US military helicopter flying into southern Iraq from Kuwait crashed Thursday, killing seven American soldiers. Military officials said they suspect a mechanical problem was to blame after ruling out hostile fire.

This image provided by Boeing Aircraft shows a CH-47 Chinook helicopter taken Oct. 26, 2006.  [Agencies]

The CH-47 Chinook was flying in a four-helicopter convoy to the US military base at Balad, north of Baghdad, when it crashed shortly after midnight in the desert about 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of Basra, the military said.

In Washington, a Pentagon official said officials suspect a malfunction on the Chinook.

"They think it was a mechanical problem," he said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press on the record.

Earlier, a military spokesman in Baghdad, Maj. John Hall, said hostile fire had been ruled out.

"The other three helicopters in the flight did not have incident or injury," Hall said.

The military said the seven who died were the only people on board. The Chinook, the Army's workhorse, is designed to transport troops and supplies.

The crash occurred in an area of Iraq under British military control, and a British quick reaction force and road convoy were dispatched to help American officials at the site. An investigation into the cause of the crash was under way.

It was the deadliest helicopter accident for US troops since August 22, 2007, when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in northern Iraq, killing all 14 US soldiers aboard.

"It is a tough day for the coalition and we are deeply saddened by the loss of our soldiers," said Col. Bill Buckner, another military spokesman. "Our prayers and condolences go out to the families during this difficult and tragic incident."

The military did not release the names of those killed pending notification of next of kin.

The military also said Thursday that a US soldier died from non-combat related causes on Wednesday. That brings to two the number of non-combat deaths on Wednesday; they occurred in separate incidents, the military said.

Since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, 4,168 members of the US military have been killed, according to an Associated Press count.

Deadly violence continued in Iraq Thursday. An explosives-laden car parked at a bus station in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah killed two people and wounded one, a police officer said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press. A US military report on the incident said a bomb exploded in the vehicle, killing two Iraqis inside.

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