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UN peacekeeper killed in Eastern DRC ambush on chopper
A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday.
The UN mission in the country, Monusco, said the helicopter came under fire in the afternoon while heading to Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, where it managed to land.
It said another peacekeeper was wounded in the attack.
“Monusco strongly condemns this cowardly attack against an aircraft bearing the United Nations emblem,” it said in a statement.
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) also confirmed the attack.
“An Oryx helicopter came under fire in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday February 5, 2023,” it said in a statement.
“The SANDF is in the process of informing family members of the soldiers who were involved.”
