Somalian rebels kill one and abduct five after UN helicopter’s emergency landing
by AP in Mogadishu from on (#6HRJ2)
Al-Shabaab fighters attack after aircraft carrying medical professionals and soldiers lands in their territory
Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia have attacked a United Nations helicopter that made an emergency landing in rebel-held territory, killing one passenger and abducting five others.
The minister of internal security of Galmudug state in central Somalia, Mohamed Abdi Aden Gaboobe, said the helicopter made the landing in Xindheere village on Wednesday after engine failure.
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