By Parisa Hafezi, Nayera Abdallah and Steven ScheerDUBAI/JERUSALEM, June 9 (Reuters) - Two U.S. pilots whose helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz "are fine", President Donald Trump said on Tuesday after the New York Times reported the crew of an Apache gunship had been rescued after the aircraft went downnear the Iran-controlled waterway.It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or encountered some other problem, the report said.
Trump says US helicopter pilots who went down in Strait of Hormuz are fine
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