UN aid helicopter crashes in Ethiopia, causing multiple injuries

Posted on August 1, 2013 • Filed under: Africa, Expatriates Injured

According to news24.com, a helicopter en route to South Sudan for use by the UN World Food Programme crashed in Ethiopia on Wednesday, injuring several people on board, officials said. The helicopter crashed in the town of Debre Zeit, about 50km outside Addis Ababa, said Dina Mufti, the spokesperson for Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dina said there were multiple injuries but he had no further details. Read article

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