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Rebels in Syrian ghost town hunted from above
TAFTANAZ, Syria — The noise is unmistakable and strikes fear into those on the ground: then it appears, the sinister silhouette of an Mi-24 gunship, scanning for targets so it can unleash its terrible firepower. The helicopters circle out of range of the rebels’ inferior weapons, before swooping to bombard…
Two naked fisherman saved by helicopters during dramatic shark attack
Two men were plucked from the ocean Friday as sharks circled after being spotted by a television helicopter in a dramatic rescue involving five aircraft and five boats. It came after three men failed to return Thursday after setting out in a fishing boat from Leeman, 270 kilometres (170 miles)…
1,200 firefighters tackle record-breaking U.S. blaze
Over 1,200 firefighters battling New Mexico’s largest wildfire in history rappelled from helicopters Saturday to extinguish blazes in rugged mountains and canyons, authorities said. The Whitewater-Baldy Complex blaze has burned through 227,000 acres (92,000 hectares) and is only 15 percent contained, although “substantial progress” has been made as firefighters race to extinguish the massive…
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