A US military cargo jet may have been hit by a missile before it made an emergency safe return to Baghdad airport today with 63 passengers and crew on board.
"We have reason to believe that it may have been hit by a missile . But the investigation is continuing," a US official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters hours after the four-engine Air Force C-5 jet landed at Baghdad International Airport.
The US Air Mobility command said earlier that the crew of the jet landed the plane safely after declaring an emergency because of excessive vibrations in one of its engines.
There were 63 passengers and crew members on board the aircraft. No injuries were reported.
Earlier today, a US Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing all nine aboard, but it was not clear if it had been shot down.
