Drone_pilot
16-08-05, 23:52
The Spanish defence ministry says 17 of its Nato peacekeepers have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
Five other Spanish troops were hurt when a second Puma helicopter made an emergency landing, it said.
Some reports blamed mechanical failure but Madrid said it could not rule out that the incident near Herat, western Afghanistan, was caused by enemy fire.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4155916.stm)
Five other Spanish troops were hurt when a second Puma helicopter made an emergency landing, it said.
Some reports blamed mechanical failure but Madrid said it could not rule out that the incident near Herat, western Afghanistan, was caused by enemy fire.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4155916.stm)