ソマリア：国連のヘリが不時着、al Shababに攻撃される

　どうも飛行中の事故で不時着のやむなしに至り、乗員の1名は殺害されたそう。2名は逃亡、行方知れず。6名は拘束されたそうな。

BBC Somalia conflict: Seized UN helicopter hit by object - source 12 Jan 2024　By Sahnun Ahmed

　al Shababとしては最近にない勝ち星といえそうだ。いやどういう勝ち星だと言われても困るが。

「A UN helicopter crash-landed in an area controlled by armed Islamists in Somalia after its main rotor blade was hit by an object, a UN source has said.

Al-Shabab fighters seized the helicopter, with unverified reports suggesting that a passenger was shot dead, the source told the BBC.

A further six people on board are being held by the militants, while two reportedly escaped, the source added.

The helicopter was on a medical mission when it landed near a village.

The UN mission in Somalia confirmed an "aviation incident" on Wednesday involving a UN-contracted helicopter.」

　ヘリは医療任務に就いていたそう。国連の要員ではなく、契約した医療関係者。それがこういう―拘束状況に置かれたというのはだいぶ失態か。

「The UN source told the BBC one of the people on board was Somali, while the other eight were from elsewhere in Africa, and Europe.

The foreign nationals include the person reported to have been killed and the two who managed to escape. Their fate is unclear.

All nine, including the four-member crew, were third-party contractors, and not UN staff. Some of them were medics, the UN source said.」

　とにもかくにも無事であるようにとしか。