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Myanmar’s Kachin Rebel Group Shoots Down Military Helicopter Our Bureau 1475
Smoke from the crashed helicopter on May 3 (via local media)
Myanmar’s Kachin Independence Army (KIA) said it shot down a helicopter that was conducting airstrikes at northern town of Momauk, Kachin province, on Monday morning.
“It happened at around 10:20 a.m. today. The attack on the gunship scared away two fighter jets accompanying the helicopter,” KIA information officer Colonel Naw Bu was quoted as saying by The Irrawaddy. He did not comment on the type of weaponry used to destroy the helicopter.
Residents living close to the crash site claim they saw the helicopter go down after being hit in its tail rotor.