UPDF helicopter crashes in Somalia
Five of the eight people on board were rescued before the chopper burst into flames, says an aviation source at the airport.
A helicopter landing in open space. (File photo)
By Charles Etukuri
Journalists @New Vision
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A helicopter operated by the Ugandan contingent, under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), "crash-landed" at Mogadishu's Aden Abdulle International Airport after departing from Baledogle military airbase on Wednesday morning.
Five of the eight people on board were rescued before the chopper burst into flames, says an aviation source at the airport.
Caught fire
"Three of the eight passengers on board were immediately rescued," and were rushed to the AUSSOM hospital, it said in a statement, without giving any details on their injuries.