Sens. make emergency landing in Afghanistan

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Sens. make emergency landing in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Feb 22, 2008 5:55:34 EST

WASHINGTON — Helicopters carrying three senior senators made emergency landings Thursday in the mountains of Afghanistan because of a snowstorm.

Sens. John Kerry, Joseph Biden and Chuck Hagel were aboard the aircraft. No one was injured, according a statement from Kerry’s office. The senators and their delegation returned to Bagram Airfield in a motor convoy, and have left for Turkey.

“After several hours, the senators were evacuated by American troops and returned overland to Bagram Air Base, and left for their next scheduled stop in Ankara, Turkey,” the Kerry statement said. “Sen. Kerry thanks the American troops, who were terrific as always and who continue to do an incredible job in Afghanistan.”

The lawmakers were on a trip this week that included stops in India, Turkey and Pakistan, where they observed the elections earlier this week.

Kerry and Biden are Democrats from Massachusetts and Delaware, respectively, and Hagel, a Republican, is from Nebraska.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/02/ap_senatorsemergencylanding_080221/