7 US soldiers killed

SEVEN American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq when their helicopter crashed as it was flying into the country from Kuwait, the US military said.

The CH-47 Chinook helicopter did not come under attack, the military said. It believes the crash was an accident.

“At this time we are uncertain of the cause, but hostile fire has been ruled out,” military spokesman Major John Hall said. “The other three helicopters in the flight did not have incident or injury.”