US Helicopter Shot Down in Iraq

World | October 25, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

A US Army Black Hawk helicopter was shot down by ground fire near Tikrit, US officials said. The US command in Baghdad said five soldiers were injured. The downing, apparently by a rocket-propelled grenade, raised concerns that insurgents' attacks on US soldiers were getting more sophisticated even as they grow more frequent. Two helicopters were flying when the second one in the formation was hit by a projectile, believed to be a RPG, witnesses said.

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