Gambian in US Helicopter Crash Dies After Injuries in Afghanistan The Independent November 16, 2001 Posted to the web November 16, 2001 Banjul, the Gambia Abdourahman Sarr a Gambian serving in the US army has died in a hospital in the United States just days after he was flown out of Afghanistan where the military helicopter he was piloting crashed. He was the pilot of a helicopter crew on an operation in the North of war-ravaged Afghanistan, where US Special Forces were in action against the Taliban regime. US authorities had blamed bad weather instead of Taliban fire for the crash, which left the helicopter crew dead or injured. Sarr was said to have been mortally injured following the crash and was evacuated to the United States where he died in a military hospital of wounds he sustained when the helicopter went down. Abdourahman who is believed to be a native of Bakau, was in the naval reserve of the United States Army deployed in Afghanistan to prosecute war against the Taliban and Osama bin Laden, believed to be the mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attack in New York and Washington. The late Sarr who lived in Washington State was married to an American and was said to have spent many years living and working in America. As we went to press it is not clear whether he has been buried. Sarr was also said to have carved a niche for himself in his service in the US Army, distinguishing himself as an efficient combat pilot. In 1986 he reportedly took part in the bombing of the residence of Libyan leader Moumar Ghadaffi consequent to the standoff between Libya and the United States.The September 11 attacks in America have saw the death of at least three Gambians trapped in the World Trade Centre at the time of the attack, which left more than 5, 000 people dead or missing. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>