At least three dead after the African Federation’s helicopter crashed at the airport in Somalia Aviation news

A helicopter with eight people on the plane at Aden Ada Airport, the main international airport in Mogadishu.

The authorities said that a helicopter was used by a task of preserving peace in the African Union that was crashed at the international airport in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least three people.

The accident occurred at Aden Airport was convicted on Wednesday while the helicopter was trying to land, according to Artan Mohamed, head of the Immigration Office at the airport.

He said that the helicopter, which belonged to the Ugandan Air Force but was operated by the support and stability mission in the African Union in Somalia (Aussom), was less than Bledogle Airport in the Lower Shabel area with eight people on the plane.

A Ugandan army spokesman said that the fate of the five people on board the plane had not yet been determined.

The witnesses described the helicopter that retreated on the ground and exploded, causing a fire.

Abdoim Ali, who lives nearby, said he saw a “big explosion and smoke everywhere” while aviation officer Omar Farah told the Associated Press news agency that he “saw the helicopter revolving and then fell very quickly.”

Simple delays at the airport were reported, but the general manager of the Civil Aviation Authority in the country said that flights had resumed.

Ahmed Mcalan Hassan indicated that the situation is under control. The runway is clear and works completely – flights can land and take off as usual. “

Aussom mission includes more than 11,000 Somalia employees from countries, including Uganda and Kenya.

They are helping the Somali army to confront the armed group of the young man, a company affiliated with a base that wants to expel the country’s government and establish its rule.

This week, the Somali army killed a prominent leader from the group in the Shaabel Al -Awsat, according to government media.

Quoting military sources, the Somali National News Agency said that the leader was targeted during an operation in the Dar Nama area.