KINSHASA, March 29 (Reuters) - Eight people were on board a U.N. helicopter that crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday amid rebel fighting, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo said.
They included six crew members from the Pakistani military and two military personnel – one from Russia and one from Serbia, the mission, known as MONUSCO, said in a statement. It did not say whether there were any survivors.
The helicopter was on a reconnaissance mission when it went down in the area of Tshanzu, in North Kivu province, where there have been clashes this week between the Congolese army and a rebel group known as the M23, MONUSCO said.denied. MONUSCO did not state the cause of the crash and said investigations were underway.
“If these enemies manage to dislodge our forces, Rutshuru centre will fall,” Jean Damascene Baziyaka told reporters.
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