Ground Hog Day In The Middle East

I could have sworn that this just happened yesterday but in Iraq. Plane down. Rescuer's ambushed.

Seven NATO troops were killed when their Chinook helicopter was apparently shot down in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, a U.S. military official said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, which killed five U.S. soldiers and two military passengers.

Initial reports suggested the helicopter was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade, the U.S. military official, who was not authorized to release the information, said on condition of anonymity. It was not clear if there were any survivors, the official said.

The official said it was a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

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