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□イラク南部のバスラでイギリス軍のヘリコプターが撃墜される
・ヘリコプターはロケット弾によって打ち落とされている。
地元の消防署員によると，墜落現場で4名の死体を目撃したという。
http://www.iraq-war.ru/article/87294
British Helicopter Crashes in Iraq
By: BBC on: 06.05.2006 [11:51 ] (96 reads)
Troops dead in Basra crash
"The threat has always been quite severe but it has got worse in recent months."
Col Bob Stewart
Military analyst
A British helicopter has crashed in Basra, with the Ministry of Defence confirming there are "casualties".
Police in the southern Iraqi city said the aircraft had crashed into a house after being hit by a rocket.
The MoD said there were casualties but could give no further details. Iraqi firefighters told Reuters news agency they had seen four bodies at the scene.
British soldiers deployed in the city sealed off the area as hundreds of Iraqis rushed to see the incident.
"We can confirm that there has been a helicopter crash in Basra," said a British military spokesman in the city.
"British troops are on the scene assisting and emergency services are present," he added.
The MoD said it was too early to know what had caused the crash, but they were investigating all possibilities.
Shots fired
Video footage from Iraqi television showed orange flames and large plumes of black smoke curling into the sky.
British troops were seen running through the streets, firing shots into the air.
The footage also showed hundreds of Iraqis near the scene of the crash waving their arms in the air and throwing stones.
Maj Sebastian Muntz, in Basra, said the crowds had now been cleared from the streets.
Although the scenes in Basra were "horrible", he said the situation for the British troops there had got much better recently.
'Escalating situation'
But defence analysts argued that British soldiers in the area were facing an increasing threat.
Ex-Commander of UK forces in Bosnia, Col Bob Stewart, said there was an "escalating situation" in Basra.
"It seems to be the first missile attack against a British military helicopter. The threat has always been quite severe but it has got worse in recent months."
The BBC's Jim Muir in Iraq said roadside bombs were common in the area but rocket attacks relatively rare.
He said if it was confirmed a missile had hit the helicopter, it would be one of the most serious incidents since British forces deployed in Basra three years ago.
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