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Iraq: fire on a helicopter ambulance

Baghdad, Iraq - It was flying to rescue an American patrol injured in a blast

This morning a group of rebels belonging to Iraqi guerrilla attacked in Dura district (Baghdad)a US military police patrol and then fired on a helicopter ambulance sent to help evacuate the wounded. Militiamen fired against the medical team flying on board the chopper: a spokesman for the first cavalry division unveiled it but it did have not released further details on possible injured or casu...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 114727
Rome, Italy, 02/21/2005 14:22
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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