Five American troops were killed aboard a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed on Tiran Island off the southern coast of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula earlier Thursday, Fox News has confirmed. More Americans were killed in the helicopter crash Thursday than have been killed in combat in Afghanistan this year, which is currently four. “At this point, there is no information to indicate the crash was anything except an accident,” a statement from the U.N. peacekeeping mission said. According to the peacekeeping mission: "During a routine mission in the vicinity of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, eight uniformed members of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) were involved in a helicopter crash. "We are deeply saddened to report that seven MFO members were killed; this includes five U.S. citizens, one French and one Czech.

Source: Fox News November 12, 2020 14:44 UTC