Soldats de France - Association Nationale de Soutien à nos Soldats en Opération (ANSSO)

Un soldat américain tué dans le crash d'un Chinook

KABUL (Reuters) - One U.S. soldier was killed when a Chinook helicopter made a crash landing in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the U.S. military said, adding that small arms fire was involved.

"One service member was killed today (Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:42pm GMT) when a coalition CH-47 helicopter ... conducted a hard landing in eastern Afghanistan," the U.S. military said in a statement. "Though the cause of the landing is currently undetermined, small arms fire was present at the time of the incident."



Un soldat américain tué dans le crash d'un Chinook

L'ANSSO, assure l'ensemble du contingent américain en Afghanistan de son entière sympathie, s'associe à la douleur des familles et leur présente ses plus sincères condoléances.