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Canadian chopper crashes in Afghanistan: military
(AFP) – 1 hour ago
OTTAWA — A Canadian military helicopter slammed into the sands of Afghanistan overnight, injuring four soldiers, a defense official said Monday.
The Chinook transport helicopter hit the ground in the dark of night in a remote area of the Panjwaii district, and flipped onto its side, tossing around 25 soldiers and a journalist inside.
"The cause of the incident was not due to enemy activity," Captain Jennifer Stadnyk said in a email to AFP, adding an investigation into the cause was underway.
Canadian media said the pilot may have misjudged the distance to the ground during a routine landing.
Stadnyk said four Canadian soldiers sustained "non-life threatening injuries" in the crash and were being treated for their injuries.
The helicopter, which in images broadcast by CBC appeared to be heavily damaged, had been secured and would be transported to a NATO base at Kandahar Airfield.
(AFP) – 1 hour ago
OTTAWA — A Canadian military helicopter slammed into the sands of Afghanistan overnight, injuring four soldiers, a defense official said Monday.
The Chinook transport helicopter hit the ground in the dark of night in a remote area of the Panjwaii district, and flipped onto its side, tossing around 25 soldiers and a journalist inside.
"The cause of the incident was not due to enemy activity," Captain Jennifer Stadnyk said in a email to AFP, adding an investigation into the cause was underway.
Canadian media said the pilot may have misjudged the distance to the ground during a routine landing.
Stadnyk said four Canadian soldiers sustained "non-life threatening injuries" in the crash and were being treated for their injuries.
The helicopter, which in images broadcast by CBC appeared to be heavily damaged, had been secured and would be transported to a NATO base at Kandahar Airfield.