At least 8 people have been confirmed dead and 12 injured when an army helicopter coming back from a funeral in Ziguinchor, South of Dakar crashed in Missirah, a town near Senegal’s northern border with The Gambia.
The military helicopter, which was carrying at least 20 people, was coming back from a funeral in Ziguinchor, South of Dakar. The body of the deceased was also on board.
The president of Senegal, Macky Sall, has requested an immediate investigation into the cause of the accident as he offered his condolences to the families of the victims. The last aerial crash in Senegal happened in 2015 when seven people died in a plane crash.
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