2 U.S. chopper pilots killed in Iraq

Published: Nov. 9, 2009 at 8:30 AM

BAGHDAD, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Two U.S. Army pilots were killed during a hard helicopter landing in Iraq's Salah ad Din province, military officials said Monday.

The Multi-National Corps Iraq said in a statement that the names of the dead soldiers were being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.

It added that the incident was under investigation.

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