ISLAMABAD – Three people have been killed and another 10 suffered injuriesafter a helicopter belonging to the Ethiopian military crashed on Saturdaywhile travelling from the Sudanese city of Kadugli to the disputed Abyeiarea, as part of the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission, the UN InterimSecurity Force for Abyei (UNISFA) said.
“An Ethiopian military helicopter registration Number UNO 379P with 23passengers on board has crashed today at around 1310H inside the compoundof the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) killingthree of its crew members…
Ten passengers were injured with three in critical condition,” UNISFA saidin a statement, published on its official Facebook page late on Saturday.
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According to the statement, the cause of the incident is yet to bedetermined. An investigation in the crash had already been launched, Maj.Gen. Gebre Adhana Woldezgu, UNISFA’s acting head of mission and forcecommander, said. – Sputnik
