Three individuals died on Monday when a Nigerien army helicopter crashed on return from a routine coaching flight, the defence ministry stated.
“Sadly, all three crewmembers – a Nigerien officer and NCO and an expatriate teacher – died instantly regardless of efforts by rescue companies to place out the fireplace,” it stated in an announcement.
An investigation has been launched, the assertion stated.
Niger, the world’s poorest nation by the benchmark of the United Nations’ Human Improvement Index, has vowed to spice up its army within the face of jihadist insurgencies within the southwest and southeast of the nation.
The nation is receiving coaching and logistical help from France and the USA, which have main air bases in Niger, and from Belgium, Italy and Germany.
The defence ministry individually stated Monday that “25 terrorists” have been killed final week “from an air strike” within the western area of Tillaberi.
AFP
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