German military investigators are heading to the scene of a
military helicopter crash in Mali on Thursday, to search for the
helicopter’s flight data recorder, a military officer said. Vice
Adm. Joachim Ruehle, deputy inspector-general of the armed forces,
told reporters that there is no indication any outside forces were
involved in the crash in which two German peacekeepers were killed
on a UN mission on Wednesday.
“The reason for the crash is still completely open. There is no
evidence at this point of any outside factors,”
Ruehle said
The Tiger helicopter crashed around 1220 GMT, about 70 km north
of Gao, burning out completely with no survivors.
The crash was reported by a second helicopter following in the
mission.
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He said all routine flights by other Tiger helicopters would be
suspended indefinitely.
Only flights deemed necessary for “life and limb” would be
conducted, with each decision to be made on a case-by-case
basis.
“We have now a certainty that two soldiers have given their
lives in the service of our country,” German Defence Minister
Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference in Berlin.
NAN reports that Germany increased its commitment to the UN
Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali mission
this year with the deployment of eight attack and transport
helicopters.
Germany also deployed 350 additional soldiers to Mali where
fighters with links to al Qaeda regularly target Malian soldiers
and UN troops.
German military investigators are heading to the scene of a
military helicopter crash in Mali on Thursday, to search for the
helicopter’s flight data recorder, a military officer said. Vice
Adm. Joachim Ruehle, deputy inspector-general of the armed forces,
told reporters that there is no indication any outside forces were
involved in the crash in which two German peacekeepers were killed
on a UN mission on Wednesday.
“The reason for the crash is still completely open. There is no
evidence at this point of any outside factors,”
Ruehle said
The Tiger helicopter crashed around 1220 GMT, about 70 km north
of Gao, burning out completely with no survivors.
The crash was reported by a second helicopter following in the
mission.
READ: Religious tension forces Israel to removes security
apparatus from holy site
He said all routine flights by other Tiger helicopters would be
suspended indefinitely.
Only flights deemed necessary for “life and limb” would be
conducted, with each decision to be made on a case-by-case
basis.
“We have now a certainty that two soldiers have given their
lives in the service of our country,” German Defence Minister
Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference in Berlin.
NAN reports that Germany increased its commitment to the UN
Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali mission
this year with the deployment of eight attack and transport
helicopters.
Germany also deployed 350 additional soldiers to Mali where
fighters with links to al Qaeda regularly target Malian soldiers
and UN troops.
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