Shot down by a what?
08-12-2006, 07:37 PM
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hizbollah guerrillas shot down an Israeli helicopter in southern Lebanon on Saturday using what they said was a new type of missile.
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The Israeli army said it was the first aircraft shot down in Lebanon since its war with Hizbollah erupted on July 12.
Israeli media said there were casualties but did not say how many. A Hizbollah statement said the helicopter was shot down in a valley near the southern village of Yater, 6 km (4 miles) north of the border at 10 p.m. (1900 GMT).
The statement said the missile was called a "Waad."
Two Israeli airmen were killed on July 24 when their helicopter crashed in Israel near the border with Lebanon. Hizbollah said it had shot that aircraft down but the army said the crash was probably caused by a technical fault.
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The Israeli army said it was the first aircraft shot down in Lebanon since its war with Hizbollah erupted on July 12.
Israeli media said there were casualties but did not say how many. A Hizbollah statement said the helicopter was shot down in a valley near the southern village of Yater, 6 km (4 miles) north of the border at 10 p.m. (1900 GMT).
The statement said the missile was called a "Waad."
Two Israeli airmen were killed on July 24 when their helicopter crashed in Israel near the border with Lebanon. Hizbollah said it had shot that aircraft down but the army said the crash was probably caused by a technical fault.
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