Senator Kerry's helicopter makes emergency landing in Afghanistan

By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff

A helicopter carrying Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and two colleagues made an emergency landing in the mountains of Afghanistan this morning because of a snowstorm.

Kerry and others on board, including fellow Democratic Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware and Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, made it safely to Bagram Airbase, after waiting several hours in the mountains, according to Kerry’s office.

“No one was injured, everyone is safe,” said Kerry spokesman David Wade in a written statement.

Once at the air base, the senators continued on to a scheduled stop in Ankara, Turkey. The senators are on a trip that includes India, Turkey, and Pakistan, where they observed recent elections.

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