Black Hawk makes "hard landing" in Iraq-US military
BAGHDAD, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. Black Hawk helicopter with nine people on board made a "hard landing" north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, citing initial reports.
It was unclear why the helicopter made such a landing, but Iraqi police captain Mahmoud al-Mashhadani said he saw some type of projectile hitting the aircraft before it came down on Wednesday in a rural area known as the Line, 30 kilometres north of Baghdad.
"I saw a ball of fire hitting the aircraft and smoke coming out of the helicopter as it came down," Mashhadani told Reuters.
U.S. military spokesman Major-General William Caldwell said another helicopter had picked up those on board.
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