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Italian helicopter hit in Afghanistan

Bala Murghab, Afghanistan - The Mangusta has been damaged. Soldiers uninjured

Italian Defense Minister, Ignazio La Russa, on the sidelines of his participation to the Italian Navy feast, confirmed that during a shootout that took place in Bala Murghab, western Afghanistan, between a group of Taliban rebels and Afghan regular troops supported by an Italian unit, a Mangusta helicopter has been damaged. None of the soldiers has been injured. La Russa explained that in Bala Murghab...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1105650
Rome, Italy, 06/10/2009 14:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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