Wednesday, August 09, 2006

US military says Marine helicopter crashed in Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine helicopter carrying a crew of six crashed in the restive province of Anbar, west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, adding that four crew members survived and the other two were missing.

The military said the crash took place on Tuesday and it did not appear to have been as a result of enemy action.

"We are using all the resources available to find our missing comrades," said Marine spokesman Major Riccoh Player in a statement. The military said the helicopter had been located and the four survivors were in a stable condition.

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