A German military helicopter assigned to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) crashed in the West African nation’s desert north on Wednesday, a spokesman for the mission said.
There was no information on the fate of the Tiger attack helicopter’s two German crew members or the cause of the crash, which occurred in the Gao region at around midday (1200 GMT), spokesman Ahmad Makaila said.
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Germany increased its commitment to MINUSMA earlier this year with the deployment of eight attack and transport helicopters as well as 350 additional soldiers.
It now has around 1,000 troops serving in Mali as part of MINUSMA and a separate European Union mission.