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10-04-2007, 09:59
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Fierce fighting rages in central Baghdad; US helicopter takes ground fire
BAGHDAD: Clashes erupted Tuesday between U.S. forces and gunmen in central Baghdad, and an American helicopter came under ground fire but was not brought down, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.
The fighting raged in Fadhil and Sheik Omar, two Sunni-dominated neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital, two Iraqi police officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Four civilians were injured in the clashes, police and a hospital official said, on the same condition of anonymity.
A U.S helicopter hovering over the battle "received some ground fire, but was not brought down," according to a senior U.S. military official. He spoke on condition of anonymity because U.S. officials were still investigating the incident.
U.S. and Iraqi forces sealed off the area, police said.
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US helicopter 'down in Baghdad'
A US military helicopter has crashed in the centre of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, local police have said
There are reports of clashes at the scene, and the area is believed to have been sealed off.
A spokesman for the US military in Iraq said the reports were being checked, but could give no further information.
In a separate incident, three US soldiers died on Monday when a bomb exploded near their patrol in Baghdad, the US military said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6540293.stmA US military helicopter has crashed in the centre of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, local police have said
There are reports of clashes at the scene, and the area is believed to have been sealed off.
A spokesman for the US military in Iraq said the reports were being checked, but could give no further information.
In a separate incident, three US soldiers died on Monday when a bomb exploded near their patrol in Baghdad, the US military said.