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Italian Army helicopter pilots refuse to fly in Iraq

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Old 7th Mar 2004, 01:35
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Italian Army helicopter pilots refuse to fly in Iraq

Rome- Four Helicopter pilots of the Italian Army refused to fly while in Nassiriya, Iraq. They considered they weren't protected. They have been repatriated and are facing a mutiny charge. This happened last December, shortly after 17 Italian soldiers and 2 civilians were killed in a suicide bombing, but the new emerged only yesterday.
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