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A peacekeeping force soldier in the Congo was killed and another wounded when a helicopter carrying them was fired upon in the east of the country.
"A South African member of the peacekeeping force was killed and another wounded as a result of direct fire on the helicopter after it took off from the city of Beni this afternoon," Reuters news agency quoted the UN mission as saying in a statement.
The statement added: The helicopter was able to land safely in the city of Goma, without specifying who was responsible for the shooting.
Eight peacekeepers were killed last year after their plane crashed in North Kivu province, Congo.
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