Al-Shabab captures UN helicopter in central Somalia #somalia #unitednations #alshabaab

Al-Shabab captures UN helicopter in central Somalia #somalia #unitednations #alshabaab

The helicopter landed near Gadoon village in the Galgaduud region due to a technical error, according to an internal UN memo seen by Al Jazeera. A UN official in Mogadishu also confirmed the incident to Al Jazeera.

According to the memo, there were nine passengers on board the plane including military personnel and third party contractors. At…

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