Two US helicopters crash in Mosul

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Two US helicopters have crashed in a civilian area in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

American soldiers have sealed off the area, witnesses said.

A US military spokesman has confirmed that two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters had come down in northern Iraq and that a rapid reaction force was securing the area and investigating.

He said the state of the crews were unknown.

Al Jazeera

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1. From Reuters

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Two U.S. helicopters have crashed in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, coming down in a residential area after apparently colliding, witnesses and local security officials say.

A U.S. military spokesman said initial reports indicated that a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter had come down in northern Iraq and that a rapid reaction force was securing the area and investigating. He gave no further details and could not confirm whether a second aircraft had also crashed.

Sirens wailed and U.S. soldiers sealed off the area, keeping reporters away from the scene on Saturday. There was no immediate word on casualties.

"All I can say is that two helicopters have crashed," a senior Iraqi security official said near the scene.

Reuters