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Did Hizbullah Down Lebanese Army Chopper?
A Lebanese Army helicopter was forced to land in the Al-Tafah region in southern Lebanon yesterday, after it was fired upon.
The pilot was killed and another man in the helicopter was wounded in the incident.
The Lebanese Army announced that "armed elements" had fired on the helicopter.
Sources close to Hizbullah told the Lebanese website Now Lebanon that Hizbullah members fired on the helicopter because it entered an area sensitive to Hizbullah where a junction of its communications lines was located.
The sources said that Hizbullah had previously warned the Lebanese Defense Ministry and the army against entering this area.
Hizbullah was maintaining silence and senior officials in the organization refused to comment on the incident.
Immediately after the incident, a joint Hizbullah-Lebanese Army investigative committee launched an extensive investigation.
Sources: Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Akhbar, Lebanon, August 29, 2008; Nowlebanon.com, August 29, 2008
Posted at: 2008-08-29
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