Bus Hits Roadside Bomb, Killing 25 in Afghanistan

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Iraq crash kills 5 BAGHDAD -- A sandstorm downed an Iraqi military helicopter Wednesday, killing its five-man crew. Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mohammed al-Askari said the helicopter was flying to provide air protection to Shiite pilgrims traveling by road to the holy city of Karbala, when it crashed in the sandstorm. The crash is under investigation. Meanwhile, two midmorning bombings in Baghdad killed six people and injured 15 others in the eastern Shiite slum of Sadr City, police and health officials said. The bombs were planted near a state-run bank.

KABUL, Afghanistan - A packed bus hit a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 25 people aboard, as NATO announced another U.S. service member died in a rapidly rising monthly death toll.

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Bus Hits Roadside Bomb, Killing 25 in Afghanistan

The passenger bus was traveling in Nimroz province on a main hi...

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