UN says drone crashes in Congo

A drone used by the UN to keep watch over a troubled province in the Congo crashed as it was returning from a mission.

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Published 15 January 2014 10:54pm

Updated 15 January 2014 11:48pm

Source: AAP

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A surveillance drone for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has crashed.

The drone crashed bout 11am local time (8pm AEDT) on Wednesday as it was landing at the airport in Goma, capital of the troubled North Kivu province, said a source from the MONUSCO mission.

No one was hurt but an air force officer at Goma airport said the machine was destroyed.

The drones, which are unarmed and exclusively equipped for reconnaissance flights, are intended to help the UN watch over North Kivu, a mineral-rich province prey to dozens of armed movements, which troops have been ordered to neutralise, including by force.

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