Tuesday, August 26, 2014

South Sudan emergency: UN helicopter crashes close Bentiu


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UN helicopter in South Sudan (document photograph) 

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The UN says one of its payload helicopters has smashed in South Sudan, with unsubstantiated reports saying it was shot down. 

Three group passed on, while one survived, said the UN mission in South Sudan, including that a request was under way. 

An UN official told the AP news organization the Mi-8 helicopter had evidently been shot down. 

A great many individuals have been slaughtered not long from now in severe battling between South Sudan's armed force and revolutionary powers. 

Bentiu, capital of the oil-rich Unity state, has changed hands a few times however a truce understanding is at present set up. 

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On Monday, the two sides were given 45 days to structure a force imparting government. 

A legislature official has blamed powers steadfast to revolt officer Peter Gadet of shooting down the helicopter, AP reports. His powers have not yet remarked. 

The UN assumes an imperative part in getting nourishment to the 1.8 million individuals who have fled their homes since battling broke out last December. 

Numerous have looked for sanctuary in UN bases around the nation, including Bentiu.

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