Thursday, April 07, 2005

13 of 16 killed in Afghan crash were U.S. troops

Thirteen of the 16 people confirmed killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Wednesday were U.S. service members, the American military said Thursday.

Bad weather was the suspected cause, the military said.

The other three confirmed dead were civilians employed by U.S. government contractors. Two more U.S. military personnel are missing out of the 18 people listed on the flight manifest.

The names of the dead have been withheld pending notification of relatives.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This new tragedy seems to be just another irresponsible waste of humanity,something tells me that there is more that meets the eye to this. T.A.