Helicopter crash in Somalia kills 3 army officers
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least three officers were killed when a helicopter of the Somali army crashed, the African Union said in a statement.
“. . . , three of the eleven passengers on board lost their lives. Eight officers have been evacuated to Mogadishu for urgent medical attention,” said a statement issued by African Union ambassador to Somalia Mohamed El-Amine.
The AU peacekeeping mission helicopter was flying for a training mission when it crashed in the Baledogle airfield in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region on Saturday.
An Investigation has been launched to “determine the cause of the crash.”
Baledogle is a military airfield that houses US troops in Somalia and Somali National Army’s elite Danad commandos.
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