The Canadian Forces has confirmed that a Chinook helicopter forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday was brought down by enemy small arms fire.
The helicopter immediately burst into flames upon landing 20 km southwest of Kandahar city.
Eight of the 21 people aboard the Canadian CH-147 Chinook suffered minor injuries.
Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance, the commander of Task Force Kandahar, said small arms fire struck the aircraft, igniting a fire that forced the aircraft to land and then eventually destroyed it. |