South Africa's military aircraft carrying UN soldiers crash lands in DR Congo
A tragic incident was averted yesterday January 9, as a
South African military aircraft crash landed and caught fire at the Goma
airport in eastern Congo.
No casualty was recorded after the C-130BZ military aircraft
transporting 59 passengers and eight crew members caught fire upon
crash-landing.
Confirming the incident, Mathias Gillman who is the acting
spokesperson for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo known as MONUSCO said
the military aircraft was returning from eastern Congo city of Beni, where it
was providing logistical support to the South African contingent deployed in
the region.
He told AFP;
“MONUSCO sent a
rescue team that brought the fire under control and everyone was safely
evacuated."
Also confirming the
incident, South Africa's National Defence Force disclosed that its board of
inquiry will be convened to investigate the incident.
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