A U.N. helicopter crashed in Sierra Leone on Tuesday, killing 24 peacekeepers, aid workers and other civilians on board, a U.N. spokeswoman said. Victims aboard the Russian-made Mi-8 also included the Russian crew, U.N. mission spokeswoman Sharon McPherson said. There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash.
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The United Nations has about 11,800 peacekeepers in Sierra Leone, overseeing the West African nation's peace accord after a 1991-2002 civil war. |