Helicopter crash kills five Marines in Iraq
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The CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter is used mainly to transport troops.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed Monday morning in Iraq, according to Pentagon officials, killing four Marines on board and a fifth who was in a waterway as part of a rescue attempt.
The twin-rotor helicopter used mainly to transport troops crashed in the waterway near Karbala, south of Baghdad, Pentagon officials said.
Officials had no other details about the crash or the rescue attempt in which the helicopter was apparently participating.
