South African defence force confirms death of soldier on DRCongo mission
The South African National Defence Force [SANDF] confirmed on Tuesday [30 March] that a South African soldier who was part of the peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo had been shot dead.
Col Kwena Mangope said the soldier was shot on Monday [29 March] night.
He said the SANDF was still in the process of gathering information regarding the incident.
"Information is coming in in dribs and drabs," he said.
"As soon as we have everything we will release a statement."
According to Associated Press, the soldier was shot dead in the north eastern region of Congo.
He was apparently struck by a bullet fired from outside a United Nations base near Kavumu Airport in the South Kivu region.
Twenty-seven UN staff have died during peacekeeping missions in the Congo since November 1999. Most of them were killed in vehicle accidents or died of illness.
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