Two killed in Afghan Helicopter Explosion

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AP: Two killed in Afghan helicopter crash (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/two-killed-in-afghan-helicopter-crash-2104318.html)

Two people were killed and 10 others injured in an explosion on board a coalition helicopter just after it landed in eastern Afghanistan today, Nato said.

Nato said the aircraft, with about 26 people on board, was already on the ground when the blast happened. The coalition said the cause of the explosion was unclear. The 10 wounded Nato service members were evacuated to a medical facility.

The landing site, which was not disclosed, has been secured by Afghan and coalition forces.

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Torygraph: Explosion on board US helicopter (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8058583/Explosion-on-board-US-helicopter.html)

An explosion on board a US helicopter killed one person and wounded seven Nato troops shortly after landing on a small military base in eastern Afghanistan

The US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said the cause of the explosion was unclear, but that 26 people had been onboard the aircraft...... ISAF initially announced that 10 troops were wounded in the incident and two people were killed, but a spokesman later revised down the casualty statistics.

"Operational reporting is very fluid. You've got to understand that we're trying to get all the facts," an ISAF spokesman told AFP. "There are seven wounded and one killed in action. It is up to respective governments to release the killed in action. The seven wounded are ISAF personnel," the spokesman said.

Another ISAF spokesman identified the aircraft as a US Chinook and said that the landing site had been secured by Afghan and NATO soldiers.......