Moroccan Blue Helmets Arrive in Kissangani
Moroccan "blue helmets" arrived Friday in Kissangani, DR congo, where they will be deployed part of a United Nations Force.
The contingent was cheered by a crowd of 100,000 people, throwing flowers to the Moroccan servicemen and chanting slogans for Morocco's glory, a spokesman for the United Nations said.
The Moroccan "blue helmets" were received by commander of the peace-keeping force, Maj-General Mountaga Diallo (Senegal) and representatives of the DR Congo government.
Some 600 UN servicemen are currently deployed in the African country. The UN Security Council had decided to send to DR Congo a force of 5,000 men.
