By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An American Chinook helicopter crashed early Thursday as it was landing in southern Iraq, killing seven US soldiers, the military said.
The CH-47 Chinook was landing after midnight about 96 kilometers west of Basra at the time of the crash, the US statement said.
A spokesman for the Multi-National Force-Iraq confirmed to The Associated Press that the helicopter had crashed. He said five had died, and the bodies of two soldiers who had originally been missing were found.
The spokesman said hostile fire was not suspected.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to provide details.
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