Six hurt as Army chopper crashes

SIX members of the security forces were injured in an Army helicopter crash in South Armagh last night.

Four police officers and two soldiers were taken to hospital after the Lynx helicopter went down into a field close to the border village of Crossmaglen.

A spokesman for the Police Service of Northern Ireland said the extent of the injuries was not known.

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