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A South African peacekeeper was killed and another seriously wounded recently when the helicopter they were flying as a part of the surveillance was shot down in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, condemning the action said that attacks on UN peacekeepers could constitute a war crime under international law
A South African peacekeeper was killed and another seriously wounded recently when the helicopter they were flying as a part of the surveillance was shot down in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, condemning the action, said that attacks on UN peacekeepers could constitute a war crime under international law.
The helicopter was flying from Beni, on a flight to trouble-torn Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu. The South African defence said it would provide further details in due course.
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According to Amadou Ba, a spokesman for the United Nations mission in the DRC (Monusco), the origin of the shots was not yet known and their precise location has yet to be determined. Several world leaders condemned the cowardly action. The UN secretary-general called on the Congolese authorities to investigate this heinous act and to bring those responsible swiftly to justice while assuring that the UN would continue to support the Congolese government and people in their efforts to bring peace and stability to the east of the country.www.trendsnafrica.com has reported that East African heads of state at a summit in Burundi called for an immediate ceasefire between the parties involved in perpetrating violence. The summit was attended by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents.
