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Four US soldiers dead in helicopter crash in southern US

File photo: View of Afghanistan from an MH-47 Chinook.
by Staff Writers
Miami (AFP) Jun 1, 2006
A US military helicopter crashed Thursday in the southern state of Georgia, leaving four soldiers dead and one injured, the military said.

The MH-47 Chinook dropped to the ground after becoming entangled in the cables of a television station's antenna, local media reported.

The helicopter was on a routine training flight from Hunter Army Airfield near Savannah in eastern Georgia to Fort Rucker in the state of Alabama, the military said in a statement.

The fifth soldier, who was injured, was taken to a local hospital.

The military has launched an investigation into the crash.

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