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Somali pirates shoot rocket against American helicopter

Manama, Bahrain - Target missed, no military injured

A group of Somali pirates on board of the ship "Win Far" yesterday shot what appeared to be a rocket against a US Navy Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, belonging to the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 49, embarked aboard USS Chancellorsville (CG 62). The aircraft was missed and no military was injured. However the helicopter didn't react to the attack even because, according to...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108682
Rome, Italy, 08/28/2009 18:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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