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| The United Nations says a helicopter from its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has been shot down by the army, killing all four crew members on board. | |
| A spokesman said the aircraft was shot down while on a reconnaissance mission in eastern Jonglei state. | |
| Deputy UN spokesman Eduardo del Buey said South Sudan's military had admitted it had hit the helicopter. | |
| The UN has been helping those caught up in deadly clashes between rival communities in Jonglei state. | |
| "Initial reports indicated the UN helicopter crashed and burned. The mission immediately launched a search and recovery mission. It has confirmed the death of all four crew members," the spokesman said. | |
| "In subsequent communications between the mission and the South Sudanese armed forces, the SPLA [army] told the mission that it has shot down the helicopter in the Likuangole area in Jonglei state." | |
| South Sudan's Minister of Information, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme that the cause of the incident was not clear. He neither confirmed nor denied army involvement. |