By The EastAfrican More by this AuthorA cargo plane contracted by the United Nations (UN) on Thursday crashed while landing on an airstrip in El-Barde in Somalia’s South West State, killing one person and injuring two others. “The United Nations in Somalia expresses its condolence to the family and colleagues of the victim, and wishes a speedy recovery for the injured,” UN said in a statement Thursday. Read: Passenger plane crash-lands at Mogadishu airportThe UN said it was working with the contracted airline company, the federal government and the South West State authorities to investigate the incident. AdvertisementAn internal UN memo circulated to staff in Somalia last week said nine people were aboard the helicopter and six were reportedly taken into captivity. One passenger was believed to have been killed and two had fled, the memo added.
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