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Iraq military helicopter crashes, killing nine: officers

BAGHDAD, (APP/AFP): A Russian-made Iraqi military helicopter
crashed south of Baghdad due to a “technical problem” on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, officers said.
“A military helicopter of the Mi-17 type crashed because of a technical
problem,” killing its crew of two officers and seven non-commissioned officers, army Brigadier General Yahya Rasool told AFP.