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Six foreign troops killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Jan 20, 2012, 2:39 GMT
Kabul - Six foreign soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Friday.
The nationalities of those who died late Thursday in Helmand province were not given, but US news reports said they were US marines.
No militant activity was detected in the area at the time of the crash and its cause was under investigation, the ISAF said.
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