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US Helicopter Crashes in South Korea

A US attack helicopter crashed at 9:30 p.m. (local time), Thursday night in a rural area east of the town of Unch'on, about 40 km northeast of Seoul, said a news release of United States Forces Korea (USFK) issued on Friday.


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A US attack helicopter crashed at 9:30 p.m. (local time), Thursday night in a rural area east of the town of Unch'on, about 40 km northeast of Seoul, said a news release of United States Forces Korea (USFK) issued on Friday.

The AH-64D, Apache Lonbow helicopter, assigned to 2nd Infantry Division, was on a routine training flight when it crashed, said the release.

Neither the pilot nor co-pilot was injured. And there were no reports of injuries or damage on the ground.

The cause of the accident is under investigation, noted the release.


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