A helicopter from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic crash-landed on Friday, causing the death of three people with one other person injured.
The crash occurred as the chopper was landing in the western town of Bouar, MINUSCA chief, Mankeur Ndiaye, wrote in a tweet.
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The tweet reads: “It is with immense sorrow that I have learned of the crash of a Senegalese combat helicopter as it was landing at Bouar, leading to three deaths and one injured.”
C’est avec une peine immense que j’ai appris le crash d’un hélicoptère de combat sénégalais avec 3 morts et un blessé au moment de son atterrissage à Bouar. Mes condoléances émues aux familles et mon souhait de prompt rétablissement au blessé #Minusca
— Mankeur ndiaye (@ndiayemankeur) September 27, 2019