"Afghan National Army forces and U.S. soldiers operating in the area quickly moved to the site and cordoned off the insurgent forces by use of small-arms fire and support from coalition fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, " the military statement said.

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It was left to a more experienced head to make Chelsea's progression to the quarter-finals secure, as Deco was given time and space in the box to collect Cole's left-wing cross, control and fire in to the bottom right-hand corner of Al Habsi's net.

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With both France and Greece deciding to jump out of the left-wing frying pan into the even-more-left-wing fire, European fiscal policy has become quite a controversial topic.

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Overhead video from CNN affiliate KTLA showed firefighters working to douse a fire as most of the plane, including a visible part of its wing, lay in the middle of a road.

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It seems an important fire had broken out at the level of the intrados (under surface) of the left wing.

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