NATO helicopter crash kills 11 in Afghanistan

[August 16, 2012]  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The NATO-led international military coalition says a helicopter crash in Afghanistan has killed 11 people including seven international service members.

The military alliance says in a statement that at least three of those killed were American troops. The nationalities of the other four coalition service members were not immediately identified.

The statement says four Afghans were also killed -- three members of the security forces and one Afghan civilian interpreter.

The coalition says it is investigating the cause of the crash.

[Associated Press]

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