May 10, 2003	Saturday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 7, 1424

WASHINGTON, May 9: A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Iraq on Friday, killing three people and injuring a fourth, a US defence official said. There was no indication of hostile fire.

Initial reports said the helicopter went down in the Tigris River near Samarrah, a city north of Baghdad, the official said.

The helicopter may have struck high-tension power lines that were near the crash site, he said

“There were three killed, one injured, according to initial voice reports,” he said. “There was no indication of hostile fire.”

EXPLOSION: A grenade exploded in a movie theatre in Al Kut on Thursday, wounding five civilians, the US military said.—AFP