Witnesses near the scene and police say that at least 2 Apaches were flying together when insurgents began to shoot at the choppers, shooting one of them down and hitting the other, but the helicopter still managed to fly away.
現場近くの目撃者と警察は、反乱兵らがヘリに向けて砲撃を始めた時、少なくとも2機のアパッチヘリが一緒に飛んでおり、そのうちの1機を追撃、もう1機は撃たれたものの、飛び去ることができたと語る。