Black Hawk crash that killed 6 soldiers "enemy action"

Enemy fire caused Black Hawk crash that killed 6 soldiers
Army Times
Jan. 9, 2014

Maj. Gen. Paul Funk, commander of 1st Infantry Division, pauses to remember fallen soldiers Jan. 9 in a memorial ceremony. (Army)

Enemy fire caused the helicopter crash that killed six soldiers in Afghanistan in December, officials said today.

Five soldiers from Fort Riley, Kan., and one based in Europe were killed Dec. 17 when their UH-60 Black Hawk crashed in Zabul in southern Afghanistan. A seventh soldier survived the crash.

The deaths make the crash one of the worst casualty incidents in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars.

“The families of the soldiers killed in the Dec. 17 helicopter crash have been notified that enemy action caused the crash and loss of life,” a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force wrote in an email to Army Times. “Although the investigation is not yet complete, we informed the families at this time out of respect so they know how their loved ones died. The investigation is ongoing and more details will be provided when the investigation is complete.”
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