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A helicopter belonging to the United Nations mission in Somalia has been captured by al-Shabab after unintentionally touchdown on Wednesday afternoon in territory held by the armed group, in keeping with a number of native reviews.
At the very least six help employees who have been on the airplane are actually being held by the al-Qaeda-linked armed group which has wreaked violence within the Horn of Africa for many years.
The helicopter landed near Gaboon village within the Galgaduud area on account of a technical glitch, in keeping with a UN memo seen by Al Jazeera. A UN official in Mogadishu additionally confirmed the incident to Al Jazeera.
In line with the memo, there have been 9 passengers on the airplane together with army personnel and a third-party contractor. Six of them have been reportedly taken by the group whereas 2 passengers escaped and stay at giant.
“All UN flights have been quickly suspended within the neighborhood till additional discover,” a part of the memo learn.
Different particulars together with the nationality of these on board, stay unclear. The Somali authorities can be but to touch upon the reviews.
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