UN helicopter crash kills 24
29/06/2004 - 17:15:44A UN helicopter crashed in Sierra Leone today, killing all 24 peacekeepers, aid workers and others aboard, a UN spokeswoman in the West African nation said.
Victims aboard the Russian-made Mi-8 also included the Russian crew, UN mission spokeswoman Sharon McPherson said.
There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash. Russia’s ITAR-Tass news agency said the crash scene was in flames after the accident.
