Was It Hit by Missile? ; British Troops Die As Hercules Crashes in Iraq

Author: David Williams

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UP to 15 British servicemen were feared dead last night after their RAF Hercules transport plane crashed into the desert.

The Ministry of Defence refused to reveal the precise toll or comment on suggestions that it was brought down by a missile.

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Was It Hit by Missile? ; British Troops Die As Hercules Crashes in Iraq

But wreckage was said to have been scattered over a wide area, pointing towards a possible explosion aboard.

There were believed to be no survivors.

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