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Somali Army Searching For 'Hostages' Missing From UN Chopper

Eight passengers and its crew are being held in territory controlled by al-Shabab, local sources say.

Islamist militants killed one person and abducted several more after a UN helicopter made an emergency landing. Al-Shabab has been fighting the Somali government since 2006, aiming to establish an Islamic state.

Terrorists from the al-Shabaab captured a U.N. helicopter in central Somalia after an accidental landing in a region under their control on Wednesday. The...

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The helicopter landed in territory controlled by the group in central Somalia.

Islamist militants killed one person and abducted several more after a UN helicopter made an emergency landing. Al-Shabab has been fighting the Somali government since 2006, aiming to establish an Islamic state.

Al-Shabab intensified attacks on Somali military bases in recent months after it lost control of some territory in rural areas to a military offensive

The incident occurred in territory believed to be under the control of the Al-Shabaab group

United Nations, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) A helicopter hired by the United Nations (UN) was hijacked by the Al Shabab terrorist group in Somalia, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for Secretary General Antonio Guterres confirmed on Wednesday.