A German military helicopter crashed in Northern Mali
A German military helicopter Tiger, which was assigned to the UN mission in Mali, crashed in the desert in Northern Mali in Western Africa. About it reports Reuters with a reference to the representative of the peacekeeping mission Ahmad Makkalu.
On Board were two crew members. According to Mackayla, the helicopter crashed in the Gao region at noon local time. Aboard had German citizenship. Information about the victims of the crash and details of the incident yet.
BREAKING German Tiger military attack helicopter crashed in Gao, Mali https://t.co/X4i1cy2XHF pic.twitter.com/9gbaG4hb0E
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In early 2017, Germany has increased its presence in the Multidisciplinary integrated UN mission for stabilization in Mali (MINUSMA). It allocated an additional eight transport helicopters and 350 military.
According to the decision of the UN security Council, the total strength of the mission to Mali is approximately 11.2 thousand troops, including reservists, and 1.44 thousand police officers.
In January 2013, France launched an operation to combat Islamic terrorism in the country. To participate in a military operation in the country was sent 2.5 thousand French military and 1.9 thousand troops from various African countries. Technical support France have Armed forces of the United States. It is then the representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich said that Russia is helping Mali to “strengthen the national armed forces” and to provide humanitarian assistance.
UN helicopter crashes in Mali accident https://t.co/zrQ3Sd7RLX pic.twitter.com/seTdzr0BUz
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Reports of possible #UN helicopter #crash in the #Ilouk area of #Mali. According to some, a French Tiger combat helicopter, yet unconfirmed. pic.twitter.com/1aB7zAytph
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