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NATO Copter Crash Kills 17 Spanish Troops

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Published August 15, 2005 at 10:00 PM MDT

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A NATO helicopter crashes in western Afghanistan, killing 17 Spanish troops. The cause of the accident was not immediately known. Five other Spanish troops were injured when a second helicopter made an emergency landing.