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7 peacekeepers killed in military helicopter crash in Sinai the Red Sea
2020-11-13
[Jpost] A military helicopter crashed in the Sinai province of Egypt, near the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on Thursday, killing seven peacekeepers.

Of those killed, five were Americans, one was French and one was from the Czech Republic; they were part of the international peacekeeping force, according to the Agence La Belle France-Presse, citing an anonymous Israeli source.

The force, known as the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) office in Israel, confirmed there had been a helicopter accident but declined to give further comment pending an investigation.

Israel Air Force's search-and-rescue unit evacuated one person at death's door to Soroka-University Medical Center in Beersheba, according to Ynet.

The MFO has 1,154 military personnel from the United States and 12 other countries covering an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers (3,860 square miles) in the Sinai. Some 452 of the personnel are American.
Al Ahram adds:
Eight Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) peacekeepers died and one was injured in a helicopter crash on Thursday, the MFO stated.

An informed source told Ahram Online the crash took place near Tiran Island in the Red Sea, denying reports the accident occurred in the Sinai Peninsula.

The helicopter had nine personnel on board, the MFO said on its website, adding they were on a routine mission. The injured peacekeeper was medically evacuated.

The statement added the victims were six US nationals, a French, and a Czech.
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Posted by:trailing wife

#2  There were at least four other accidents involving MFO personnel, including a chartered DC-8 returning US 101st Airborne personnel to the US that crashed at Gander, Newfoundland, and two Canadian aircraft crashes. There were also several attacks that left people killed or injured. Wikipedia has MOST of the information correct.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2020-11-13 20:36  

#1  I believe this is the first such accident in the 27 year history of the MFO.
Posted by: b   2020-11-13 07:10  

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