At least 22 killed after two Ugandan army helicopters crash in east Congo


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  • Wednesday, 28 Sep 2022

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -At least 22 people were killed when two Ugandan military helicopters crashed in east Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, a Congo army spokesman who did not wish to be named told Reuters on Wednesday.

Uganda sent troops to its central African neighbour in December to help fight a violent rebel group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

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