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UN denies five civilians killed in UN copter attack in DR Congo

By AFP
Congo UN peacekeeping forces watch a UN helicopter take off from an airstrip at Bunyakiri base in South Kivu province, DR Congo on February 25, 2006.  By Jose Cendon AFPFile
OCT 8, 2015 LISTEN
UN peacekeeping forces watch a UN helicopter take off from an airstrip at Bunyakiri base in South Kivu province, DR Congo on February 25, 2006. By Jose Cendon (AFP/File)

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United Nations on Thursday rejected accusations from a governor in the Democratic Republic of Congo that five civilians had been killed in a UN helicopter attack against rebel fighters this week.

After conducting a fact-finding mission on the ground and visiting a hospital, the UN mission in the DR Congo said it "does not believe that reports that five civilians were killed are accurate," said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric.

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