World IN BRIEF : HONDURAS : U.S. Copter Crash Kills 2, Injures 1
A U.S. Army helicopter on a medical evacuation mission crashed into a mountain outside Tegucigalpa, killing two crewmen and injuring one, U.S. authorities said. A fourth crewman was reported missing. The U.S. Embassy withheld names of the victims and missing until families are notified. A joint U.S.-Honduran military rescue and investigation team combed the site of the accident about 50 miles north of the Honduran capital, near Comayagua, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement. It said the cause of the crash was unknown.
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