Saturday, January 29, 2005

Two US troops die in copter crash as clashes reported in Baghdad
29-01-2005 , 03:10
Two American troops were killed when their helicopter crashed in western Baghdad, the US military said in a statement. "Two Task Force Baghdad soldiers died when their helicopter went down in the southwestern portion of the Iraqi capital" late Friday, the statement said Saturday.
Five other soldiers from the same Baghdad-based division were killed in a string of attacks Friday.

Meanwhile, heavy machine gun and rifle fire were heard Saturday in central Baghdad. The shooting seemed to be coming from the area around the Green Zone, The AP reported.

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