Two killed in Israel helicopter crash - army

JERUSALEM, July 24 (Reuters) Two airmen were killed when a military helicopter crashed near Israel's border with Lebanon today, the army said.

An army spokeswoman said it was not ruled out that Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas had downed the aircraft. Military sources earlier denied a claim by Hizbollah to have shot it down.

''All the possible causes for the crash are being taken into account, including that it was shot down by Hizbollah, although it appears more likely to be a technical fault,'' the spokeswoman said.

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