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| American B-52 bomber crashes in Guam | American B-52 bomber crashes in Guam |
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| A B-52 bomber has crashed shortly after take-off at a US base in Guam, the US Air Force says. | A B-52 bomber has crashed shortly after take-off at a US base in Guam, the US Air Force says. |
| It says all seven crew members safely left the aircraft after the incident at 08:30 local time (22:30 GMT Wednesday) at Andersen Air Force Base. | It says all seven crew members safely left the aircraft after the incident at 08:30 local time (22:30 GMT Wednesday) at Andersen Air Force Base. |
| Images on social media showed plumes of smoke rising from the wreckage. | Images on social media showed plumes of smoke rising from the wreckage. |
| The bomber was deployed to the US island territory from North Dakota as part of the military's continuous presence in the Pacific. | The bomber was deployed to the US island territory from North Dakota as part of the military's continuous presence in the Pacific. |
| Local news site Kuam quoted the Guam governor's office as saying: "We assure the public this does not appear to be an attack." | Local news site Kuam quoted the Guam governor's office as saying: "We assure the public this does not appear to be an attack." |
| The B-52 bomber: Long-standing symbol of US strength | |
| America's iconic war machine | |
| The crew members from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron were on a routine training mission, the Air Force said. | |
| It said steps were being taken to minimise the environmental impact, without providing further details. | |
| B-52s are still going strong after 60 years in service in the US military - from Vietnam to Afghanistan. | B-52s are still going strong after 60 years in service in the US military - from Vietnam to Afghanistan. |
| Their main function is to provide the US with immediate conventional and nuclear global strike capability. | Their main function is to provide the US with immediate conventional and nuclear global strike capability. |
| Guam is a US territory in Micronesia in the western Pacific, about 6,000km (3,700 miles) west of Hawaii. | |
| The US Army's bases there are considered among the most strategically important in the region. | |
| In 2008, six crew members died when a B-52 crashed into the sea near Guam. |