US helicopters in Iraq face menace of 'aerial bombs'
Insurgents in Iraq are deploying a new type of weapon against U.S. helicopters known to the Americans as 'aerial improvised explosive devices'.
The new home-made weapons are fired into the air from the ground and explode close to passing aircraft.
The bombs are placed along known flight paths and are triggered when insurgents see a low-flying helicopter approaching.
Insurgents are now targeting helicopters as they know it carries more passengers than road vehicles and that a crash is likely to prove fatal.
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