Eight soldiers in a plane crash in Djibouti

Eight soldiers were killed in Djibouti on Sunday in the crash of a helicopter that was taking them in the northern part of the country. AFP quoted a statement by the Djibouti Defense Ministry as saying that the helicopter from the Djibouti armed forces crashed for technical reasons near Eidalo in Tajourah district. The helicopter which was carrying five members and three soldiers from medical units in the armed forces was on a routine mission.