Officials: Israeli helicopter crashes in Romania

Washington Post ^

[Fali_G]

BUCHAREST, Romania -- A helicopter carrying one Romanian and six Israeli soldiers crashed Monday in mountainous terrain during joint military training, the Romanian defense ministry said.

There is no information on whether there are survivors, Defense Ministry spokesman Constantin Spanu said. Officials were scrambling to reach the accident site near the central Romanian town of Zarnesti, some 120 kilometers (75 miles) northwest of Bucharest, he said

[kbennkc]

What the hell kind of reporting ends with , no information about survivors? We can fix them up with another Jolly Green or whatever these birds are called now, but the heroes in them are far more precious.

[ken5050]

Hmmmm...Back door for an Israeli raid on Iranian nuke sites? Distances don’t compute, but what do I know...I expect the IAF will puill off the trifecta..Entebe, Osirik, and soon, Iran

[camerongood210]

What the heck are the Israelis doing in Romania?

[TheThirdRuffian]

Israeli and Romanian troops are participating in a drill called Blue Sky 2010, an 11-day exercise to train troops to fly at low altitudes for certain missions

[rmlew]

4 bodies recovered. likely all 7 are dead.

[kbennkc]

Terrible . I appreciate your taking the time to bring me up to date.

[SunkenCiv]

A helicopter carrying one Romanian and six Israeli soldiers crashed Monday in mountainous terrain during joint military training... There is no information on whether there are survivors...

Interesting that Romania and Israel conduct joint military training.

[Tommyjo]

Israeli and NATO forces have been training together for years. This is nothing new.