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The crew of a crashed United Nations helicopter in Somalia waited to be rescued for an hour before being kidnapped, two security officials in Mogadishu said Thursday, raising the question whether a faster response could have prevented their seizure.
Fighters with al-Qaida's East Africa affiliate al-Shabab attacked a United Nations helicopter that made an emergency landing Wednesday in territory controlled by the extremists in Somalia, killing one passenger and abducting five others, officials said.
Al-Shabab militants killed one person and abducted five others after attacking a United Nations helicopter that made an emergency landing in central Somalia.
The minister of internal security of Galmudug state said the helicopter landed due to engine failure.