The World - News from Feb. 22, 1985
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El Salvador will soon receive four helicopter gunships from the United States for Vietnam-style airborne assaults on leftist rebels, State Department officials said. The Hughes 500 helicopters, equipped with multibarrel guns that fire more than 5,000 rounds a minute, are being supplied free and will enable the Salvadorans to respond instantly to ambushes, they said. Democratic members of Congress expressed concern that the gunships could cause increased civilian casualties.
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