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Puma French military helicopter shot by Congolese militiamen

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Forced to an emergency landing

Two helicopters of the French peacekeeping force operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been shot by Congolese militiamen belonging, presumablly, to the tribe of "Lendu", forcing one of the two choppers, a Puma, to an emergency landing at an airstrip near Kijura, Uganda's western district of Kabarole. The incident has happened yesterday at 10:30 local time (07:30 Gmt) and according to...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 46973
Rome, Italy, 06/19/2003 11:34
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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