Army Black Hawk Helicopter Shot Down; Seven Killed
A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter takes off at Rinas Airport in Tirana, Albania, in this May 3, 1999 file photo. Iraqis shot down an Army Black Hawk helicopter with small-arms fire near Karbala, about 50 miles south of Baghdad, defense officials said Wedn
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in southern Iraq Wednesday, killing seven of the 11 soldiers aboard, Pentagon officials said.
The helicopter was downed by small-arms fire near Karbala, the site of fierce fighting between the Army's 3rd Infantry Division and Iraqi troops, including Republican Guard forces.