At least 14 United States troops, four crew and 10 passengers, were killed in Tikrit, Iraq when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed. The U.S. military in Iraq are blaming mechanical failure for the crash. One other helicopter was flying with the downed one on a mission the military calls Task Force Lightning.

Washington – Fourteen American soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in northern Iraq on Wednesday, the US military said.

“Fourteen Task Force Lightning soldiers died when the aircraft they were riding went down in northern Iraq Wednesday,” a US military statement said.

Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters were on a night operation when one of the aircraft crashed, it said.


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