Kirkuk, Iraq: An Iraqi lawmaker who helped bring attention to the plight of besieged members of her Yazidi community was wounded Tuesday in the crash of a helicopter delivering aid, officers said.
The pilot was killed when the chopper, overloaded with rescued Yazidis, crashed during takeoff on Mount Sinjar, two senior army officers said.
A New York Times journalist also sustained non-life threatening injuries in the crash, the paper said.
The pilot was killed when the chopper, overloaded with rescued Yazidis, crashed during takeoff on Mount Sinjar, two senior army officers said.
A New York Times journalist also sustained non-life threatening injuries in the crash, the paper said.
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