Chinook down in Irak

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The death toll from a helicopter crash near Basra Air Station in Iraq Thursday has risen to seven, U.S. military officials said.

In addition to the five U.S. soldiers who were initially reported as killed, two more died. Those two were originally unaccounted for, the military said.

It was not immediately known whether the two also were soldiers.

The CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down about 62 miles (100 km) west of Basra, according to a military news release. The chopper was part of a convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad, in northern Iraq.

The names of the soldiers were not released pending notification of next of kin.