DR Congo: M23 Rebels deny shooting down UN helicopter

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denied shooting down a United Nations helicopter in the east of the country. The M23 group blame Congolese soldiers for the incident in which eight peacekeepers died. Government and rebel forces have been fighting after the group attacked villages.

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(Image: United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) peacekeepers patrol, March 2022. Credit: Reuters/Djaffar Sabiti