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Times Journalist Injured in Iraqi Kurd Helicopter Crash Times Journalist Is Injured in Iraqi Helicopter Crash
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ERBIL, Iraq — A helicopter of Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous government carrying aid to stranded Yazidi refugees in the Sinjar mountains of northern Iraq crashed on Tuesday, killing the pilot and wounding other passengers including a New York Times journalist on assignment for the newspaper. ERBIL, Iraq — A helicopter carrying aid from Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous government to stranded Yazidi refugees in the Sinjar mountains of northern Iraq crashed on Tuesday, killing the pilot and injuring other passengers, including a New York Times journalist on assignment for the newspaper.
Alissa J. Rubin, 56, the Times’s Paris bureau chief and a longtime war correspondent, suffered an apparent concussion and broken wrists but was conscious, she confirmed when contacted briefly by cellphone. Adam Ferguson, 35, a freelance photographer working for the Times who was accompanying her, said via cellphone that he was not injured. Alissa J. Rubin, 56, The Times’s Paris bureau chief and a longtime war correspondent, suffered an apparent concussion and broken wrists but was conscious, she confirmed when contacted briefly by cellphone. Adam Ferguson, 35, a freelance photographer working for The Times who was accompanying her, said via cellphone that he was not injured.
The helicopter had landed and deposited emergency aid, picked up some Yazidi evacuees and crashed shortly after it took off, survivors said. The helicopter, which had delivered emergency aid and picked up some Yazidi evacuees, crashed shortly after it took off, survivors said.
A top official of the Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq said two rescue helicopters later took the survivors of the crash to safety. They were transferred to ambulances that headed to the city of Dohuk, about 20 miles outside Erbil, the Kurdish regional capital. Aside from the pilot, there was no other loss of life. The Kurdish official attributed the crash to an accident but the precise cause was not immediately clear. A top official with the Kurdish regional government said two rescue helicopters later took the survivors of the crash to safety. They were transferred to ambulances that headed to the city of Dohuk, about 20 miles outside Erbil, the Kurdish regional capital. Aside from the pilot, there were no other fatalities. The Kurdish official attributed the crash to an accident but the precise cause was not immediately clear.
Other Kurdish officials said the survivors had been under no danger at the crash site, and there was no evidence that Sunni extremists who have besieged the Yazidis in the area were anywhere nearby.Other Kurdish officials said the survivors had been under no danger at the crash site, and there was no evidence that Sunni extremists who have besieged the Yazidis in the area were anywhere nearby.