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American-manned copter makes emergency landing in Iraq

BAGHDAD, June 2 (KUNA) -- An American-manned gunship helicopter made an emergency landing in the region of Khan Bani Saad some 65 kilometers northeast of the Iraqi capital on Saturday.
The multi-winged aircraft made the emergency landing after it was fired upon from the ground, said the media coordinator for the Multi-National Force, Jenah Hmoud, in remarks to KUNA.
Earlier reports claimed that the copter was hit and crashed. (end) mhg.rk KUNA 021414 Jun 07NNNN