A military helicopter that crashed in Egypt during a routine mission killed eight uniformed peacekeepers of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), officials said Thursday.
The MFO …
A military helicopter that crashed in Egypt during a routine mission killed eight uniformed peacekeepers of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), officials said Thursday. The MFO said in a news release nine members of the force were involved in the crash while on a mission in the vicinity of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. Only one peacekeeper survived the crash and was airlifted to a hospital where he remains in critical condition. Those that were killed included six U.S. citizens, all military service members, MFO officials said in the release. In addition to the Americans, a French national and a Czech citizen also perished in the crash.
