7 killed in U.S. helicopter crash in Iraq

Source: Xinhuanet | 02-08-2007 11:40

A United States Marine Corps CH46 Sea Knight heavy lift helicopter flies over a Cobra attack gunship during war games with the United States at Shoalwater Bay in this file photo from September 19, 2003.

BAGHDAD, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Seven U.S. military personnel were killed when a U.S. military helicopter crashed in Iraq's volatile Anbar province on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.

"A marine CH-46 helicopter went down in Al-Anbar province this morning while conducting routine operations," the military said in a statement.

All seven people aboard, including crew members and passengers, were killed in the crash, the statement added.

Earlier on Wednesday, the U.S. military confirmed that a CH-46 helicopter went down northwest of Baghdad without mentioning the casualties.

Editor:Du Xiaodan