WORLD : Copter Crashes in Saudi Arabia
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WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army helicopter crashed during a nighttime training flight in northeastern Saudi Arabia on Monday, resulting in no injuries to the crewmen aboard the aircraft, the Pentagon said today.
The OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopter was flying in an unpopulated area about 22 miles northwest of Dhahran, the main Saudi air base at which U.S. forces are arriving for Operation Desert Shield, according to a statement by U.S. Central Command in Dhahran released here. The command is responsible for U.S. operations in the Middle East.
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