By Megan Greenwell
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 14, 2007; 4:50 PM
"BAGHDAD, Aug. 14 -- Nine Americans died in three separate incidents in Iraq, including the crash of twin-rotor Chinook helicopter, the military announced Tuesday.
The Chinook went down in Anbar province Tuesday during a "routine post-maintenance check flight," killing five service members, the military said. The cause of the crash, which the military said occurred in the vicinity of Taqaddum Air Base, is under investigation.
Three soldiers were killed Monday by a roadside bomb in Nineveh province in the northwestern part of the country, officials said, while one was killed in combat in western Baghdad......"
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