Rebels fire at peacekeeper helicopters in DRCongo

The U.N. mission MONUSCO said in a statement that two choppers making a routine flight north of Goma came under fire Wednesday night as they passed above two towns controlled by the rebel M23 movement.

“MONUSCO warns M23 against these repeated attacks on its helicopters ... and restates that U.N. forces serve exclusively peaceful purposes and any attack against them is a war crime.”

U.N. authorities said it was the second time in a month that M23 members have targeted its helicopters, which it said are commonly used for medical evacuations.

M23 spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Vianney Kazarama denied the claims.

SHARE CLOSE
Blogger		Google+
Live Journal		Plurk
Stumble Upon

Tweet

	PREVIOUS ARTICLE
	Arab League chief arrives in Ramallah of West Bank

NEXT ARTICLE
Greek ex-finance minister gets caught up in scandal

Write a Comment

Terms

Enter your comments - 3000 characters max

Type in image code

 Receive China Post promos
 Respond to this email

Submit