The Ugandan military helicopter crashed at Mogadishu's airport as it was on its way to an African Union peacekeeping mission.

KAMPALA | Xinhua |  The Ugandan military said Wednesday that one of its helicopters crashed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, with five of the eight people on board feared dead. Felix Kulayigye, spokesperson for the Ugandan military, told Xinhua by telephone that three of those on board survived, while the search operation continues. “Eight …

At least five people were killed and three others were injured after an Ugandan military helicopter deployed with an African Union peacekeeping mission crash-landed at Mogadishu airport in Somalia.

At least three people were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at the airport in the capital, Mogadishu, according to Somali authorities.

The exact number of casualties remains unclear. Three surviving passengers have been taken to hospital for treatment, according to the African Union mission in Somalia.