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Insurgents show off a part taken from a U.S. Army OH-58 helicopter that made an emergency landing north of Baghdad on Sunday. |
A U.S. Army OH-58 helicopter made an emergency landing in eastern Baghdad on Sunday, the military said. There were no reports of casualties.
The chopper made “a precautionary landing” just north of Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood, said Maj. Phil Smith.
It was not known if the helicopter had been fired upon.
“Both pilots are fine and we’re in the process of recovering the aircraft,” Smith told The Associated Press. “They landed the aircraft safely just north of Sadr City.”
While running this la-di-da, no big deal report, the photo to the left showing armed Iraqi insurgents holding a helicopter part is included. Is it just me, or does this picture clash with the tone of the military spokesman’s statement?