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Two dead in Iraq helicopter crash | Two dead in Iraq helicopter crash |
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Two UK military personnel have been killed and two seriously injured in an RAF Puma helicopter crash near Baghdad in Iraq, defence officials have said. | Two UK military personnel have been killed and two seriously injured in an RAF Puma helicopter crash near Baghdad in Iraq, defence officials have said. |
An RAF Board of Inquiry is heading to Iraq to investigate Tuesday's crash, but the Ministry of Defence said it was too early to speculate on the cause. | An RAF Board of Inquiry is heading to Iraq to investigate Tuesday's crash, but the Ministry of Defence said it was too early to speculate on the cause. |
The two injured personnel are recovering in hospital and the next of kin of those killed have been informed. | The two injured personnel are recovering in hospital and the next of kin of those killed have been informed. |
The crash is not believed to be the result of enemy fire. | |
It is not yet known to which service the military personnel belonged. | |
'Matching' incident | |
The US military issued a statement on Tuesday saying two people had been killed and 12 injured when a coalition helicopter crashed near Salman Pak, on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital. | |
But a spokesman for the UK defence ministry said he could not confirm whether this was the same incident but the details did appear to match. | |
Defence chiefs said their thoughts were "with the families" of all involved. | Defence chiefs said their thoughts were "with the families" of all involved. |
The deaths on Tuesday take the total number of UK troops killed in operations in Iraq since the 2003 invasion to 173. |
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