Photo: Bundeswehr/DPATwo German UN peacekeepers were killed on Wednesday when their helicopter crashed as they were monitoring clashes in northern Mali, German and UN officials said. UN diplomats confirmed that the attack helicopter and the crew had been supplied by Germany to MINUSMA, the UN mission in Mali. The army believes the helicopter was the victim of "a massive technical failure," the German magazine Der Spiegel reported. The crash comes two years after two Dutch UN peacekeepers died when their Apache attack helicopter crashed in northern Mali. Northern Mali is the site of frequent clashes between rival armed groups, as well as a haven for jihadist activity.

Source: The Local July 26, 2017 22:30 UTC