CNN: 9 Bulgarians Dead in Iraq Plane Crash

Politics | April 21, 2005, Thursday // 00:00
CNN: 9 Bulgarians Dead in Iraq Plane Crash At least three Bulgarians and six other people whose nationality is still not clear have died after a Mi-8 commercial helicopter was shot down in Iraq. Photo by CNN

Nine Bulgaria have died after an Mi-8 commercial helicopter was shot down in Iraq on Thursday, CNN reported.

The Russian-built aircraft was flying just north of Baghdad when it was hit, possibly by a rocket-propelled grenade, one source said.

The military sources said three crew and six passengers, all civilians, were on board. Their nationalities were not known, although it was believed that the crew may have been Bulgarian.

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry in Sofia said it had no information on any incident.

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