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Eight UN peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash in DR Congo

DR Congo Peacekeeping Mission

FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) soldiers and peacekeepers of the The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) escort civillian vehicles on the Beni-Komanda road near Walese Vonkutu on March 19, 2022.

Photo credit: File | AFP

By  AFP

Eight United Nations peacekeepers were killed in a helicopter crash in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, the Pakistani military's media wing said.

"While undertaking a reconnaissance mission in Congo, 1 PUMA Helicopter crashed. Exact cause of crash is yet to be ascertained," the statement said.

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