8 UN peacekeepers killed in Congo helicopter crash amid rebel fighting
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Eight United Nations peacekeepers died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid rebel fighting in the region, the UN peacekeeping mission confirmed.
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A Pakistani helicopter deployed as part of the UN's peacekeeping mission in the DRC has crashed with eight people on board. The Congolese army says rebels in the country's east shot the aircraft down.
Eight people were on board a United Nations helicopter that crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo said.
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Eight United Nations peacekeepers died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid rebel fighting in the region, the UN peacekeeping mission confirmed.
They included six crew members from the Pakistani military and two military personnel — one from Russia and one from Serbia, the U.N. peacekeeping mission said.
Congo's army said rebels in the country's east shot down a United Nations helicopter carrying eight peacekeepers and U.N. observers on Tuesday and the U.N. said there were no survivors.
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