Eight UN peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash in DRC

Six Pakistanis, a Russian and a Serb victims of fatal reconnaissance mission, officials say

Eight UN peacekeepers - six Pakistanis, a Russian and a Serb - were killed on Tuesday when a Puma helicopter crashed in the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UN and Pakistani officials said.

While undertaking a reconnaissance mission in Congo, 1 Puma Helicopter crashed. Exact cause of crash is yet to be ascertained," the Pakistani military's media wing said. It added that six Pakistani troops were among those killed.