Source: Diyala copter crash caused by shoulder-fired missile

Insurgent video of a commercial helicopter carrying civilian contractors moments after it was struck by missile fire north of Baghdad on Thursday April 21, 2005. 11 people were killed.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military helicopter that crashed outside Baghdad, killing all 12 on board, was shot down by a shoulder-fired missile, CNN reported Monday.

The Black Hawk was most likely brought down Saturday by hostile fire, according to unidentified U.S. officials cited by CNN. The crash was still under investigation but debris recovered on the ground indicate a missile was involved, CNN said.

“We have not released anything from here on the cause of the crash ... The cause of the crash is still under investigation,” said Lt. Col. Josslyn Aberle in Baghdad.

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