NATO Helicopter Downed By Militants
June 09 2010
Taliban insurgents shot down a NATO helicopter Wednesday in Afghanistan's Helmand province, killing four NATO soldiers, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reports.
The incident took place in the Sangin district, said a spokesman for the provincial governor.
The militants used a rocket-propelled grenade in the attack, said a Taliban spokesman, who claimed that 20 soldiers were killed.
NATO did not reveal the nationality of the helicopter or those killed. Troops from the United States,...
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