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Congo: UN helicopters have been fired

Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo - A Nepalese peacekeeper operator was killed

Some gunmen (suspected to belong to FNI, Nationalist and Integrationist Front), would have fired 3 UN helicopters which were about to take off from the village of Lugo (in the North-Eastern region of Ituri), yesterday. Misna sources reported that one of 4 militaries wounded, is dead. One of the choppers, which was carrying 3 officials and two policemen, would have been damaged but despite that managed...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 121581
Rome, Italy, 06/03/2005 16:51
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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