U.S. Troops Accounted for in Helicopter Crash
From Times Wire Reports
Rescue crews called off operations after the U.S. military said it had accounted for 10 American troops who were missing after two helicopters crashed into the sea off Djibouti.
Officials declined to reveal whether the troops had survived until family members were notified.
The U.S. military said Friday that two injured crew members were rescued after the CH-53E helicopters went down in the Gulf of Aden, near the northern town of Ras Siyyan.
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