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U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa Warrior reconnaissance helicopter shot down over Afghanistan on Wednesday
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The U.S. believes one of its armed helicopters was shot down over Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing both crew members on board, a U.S. military official said.
"It is likely that the helo today was brought down due to enemy small arms and RPG fire," the official said. The chopper was a U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa Warrior reconnaissance helicopter. It went down over Ghazni province.
In a statement, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the downing of the helicopter, saying a rocket was used.
"After the rocket hit it, the helicopter came down and took fire," said an e-mail sent by Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid.

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http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/06/06/244878/2-killed-in-usled-nato-copter-crash/


http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/06/world/asia/afghanistan-us-troops/index.html?section=cnn_latest

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Added: Jun-6-2012 Occurred On: Jun-6-2012
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Afghanistan
Tags: U.S., Army, OH-58, Kiowa, Warrior, reconnaissance, helicopter, shot, down, over, Afghanistan, on, Wednesday
Location: Ghazni, Afghanistan (load item map)
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