TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Unidentified militants shot down a military helicopter in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing all four crew members, police sources said.
The helicopter was carrying out a security mission between the city of Kirkuk and Salahuddin province in the early morning when it came under heavy fire and crashed in western Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
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