Sent_en: 2ms The Agence France-Presse was told that the investigation "determined that the two OH-58 helicopters involved in the January 25 incident [sic] in Kirkuk province were engaged and struck by hostile fire," and that "While executing evasive manoeuvres in response to the hostile fire, the two OH-58s collided, resulting in the catastrophic loss of both aircraft and crews," by a US Army spokesman for northern Iraq.
Sent_yy: Agence France-Presse diberitahu bahawa penyiasatan tersebut "menunjukkan bahawa kedua-dua helikopter OH-58 yang terlibat pada kejadian 25 Januari [sic] di wilayah Kirkuk terlibat dan ditembak oleh tembakan musuh," dan bahawa "Semasa melaksanakan cubaan mengelak tembakan musuh, kedua-dua OH-58 berlanggar, menyebabkan kerugian besar kepada kedua-dua pesawat dan anak kapal," oleh jurucakap tentera AS bagi Iraq utara.