KABUL, July 02 (SPA) - A helicopter belonging toU.S.-led coalition troops was shot down by small-arms firesouth of the Afghan capital on Wednesday, but there were noserious injuries to those on board, the U.S. military said. The pilots landed the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter safely andevacuated all personnel before it caught fire in the Kharwardistrict of Logar province, Reuters reported. "Coalition forces cleared the area using helicopters,show-of-force and firing warning rounds before usingprecision-guided munitions to destroy the helicopter," the U.S. military said. It was the second coalition helicopter to crash in a week.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/570408
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