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.jpg) The Puma helicopter involved in the crash | |
| Crash概要 | |
|---|---|
| 日期 | 2022年3月29日 |
| 摘要 | Crashed due to unknown reason during a reconnaissance mission |
| 地點 | Rutshuru region of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 飞机概要 | |
| 机型 | Aérospatiale SA330 Puma |
| 營運者 | Pakistan Army Aviation Corps |
| 註冊編號 | 810 |
| 乘客 | 2 |
| 機組人員 | 6 |
| 死亡 | 8 |
| 生還者 | 0 |
On 29 March 2022, a Puma helicopter belonging to the Pakistan Army's aviation division and assigned to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) crashed during a reconnaissance mission over the province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. The crash killed all eight UN Peacekeepers on board, six from Pakistan and one each from Russia and Serbia.
Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, confirmed the identities' of the soldiers on board the helicopter.[來源請求]
Events
On 29 March, MONUSCO lost contact with a helicopter on a reconnaissance mission in eastern Congo, in the area around the village of Tshanzu, southeast of the more regionally important town of Rutshuru.[1][2]
A search and rescue operation recovered the bodies later that day and took them to Goma, the province's capital.[3]
The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo said the helicopter crash was intentionally shot down by the rebel March 23 Movement (M23), which had launched an offensive against the government shortly before the crash. M23 spokesman Willy Ngoma accused the Congolese government of lying, saying that the group suspected the military to be responsible.[3][4] Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 had been going on for several days before the crash in North Kivu.[5][6]
Reactions
Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan said that he was filled with a "deep sense of horror and grief," thanking the Pakistani military for their operations.[7]
See also
References
- ^ M23 rebels in DR Congo deny shooting down UN helicopter. BBC News. 2022-03-30 [2022-03-31] （英国英语）.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. DR Congo: Eight UN peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash | DW | 29.03.2022. DW.COM. [2022-03-31] （英国英语）.
- ^ 3.0 3.1 Bujakera, Stanis; Mahamba, Fiston. U.N. chopper crashes in eastern Congo, 8 peacekeepers killed, army blames rebels. Reuters. 2022-03-30 [2022-03-31] （英语）.
- ^ AfricaNews. DR Congo: M23 rebel group denies attack on UN helicopter. Africanews. 2022-03-30 [2022-03-31] （英语）.
- ^ UN helicopter with 8 on board crashes in DR Congo, army blames M23 rebels. www.aa.com.tr. [2022-03-30].
- ^ UN Confirms Deaths of 8 Peacekeepers in Congo Helicopter Crash. VOA. [2022-03-31] （英语）.
- ^ Eight killed as UN helicopter crashes in eastern DRC. www.aljazeera.com. [2022-03-31] （英语）.