Watch LiveBritish Broadcasting CorporationHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingAudioPodcastsRadioAudio FAQsVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveWeatherNewslettersWatch LiveUgandan military helicopter crashes and catches fire in Somalia3 hours agoShareSaveSwaibu Ibrahim, Ibrahim Aden & Fardowsa HanshiBBC News, Kampala, Mogadishu & NairobiShareSaveMunasar MohamedCivil authorities say they are investigating the cause of the crash A Ugandan military helicopter with eight people on board crashed and caught fire at the main international airport in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, a Ugandan army spokesman has told the BBC.
Three people escaped with burns but the other five were "yet to be accounted for" following the crash at the Aden Adde International Airport, Maj Gen Felix Kulaigye said, adding that its cause was still unclear.
"We heard the blast and saw smoke and flames over a helicopter. The smoke entirely covered the helicopter," Farah Abdulle, one of the airport staff, told Reuters news agency.
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