17 Spanish troops die in Afghanistan crash

Seventeen Spanish troops died today in Afghanistan when a helicopter crashed in the west of the country.

Seventeen Spanish troops died today in Afghanistan when a helicopter crashed in the west of the country.

The cause of the crash involving the helicopter, which belonged to the Nato-led international security force, is not yet clear.

In Madrid, a Spanish Defence Ministry official said 12 soldiers and five crew died in the accident near the western city of Herat.

Spanish National Radio said another helicopter in the region also had to make an emergency landing.