Five Ugandan soldiers were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at the capital's airport.

A Ugandan military helicopter deployed with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu airport on Wednesday, killing five passengers, a Ugandan military spokesperson said.

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least five people were killed after a Ugandan military helicopter crashed at Mogadishu airport in Somalia on Wednesday, media reports said. Another three of the helicopter’s eight occupants survived the incident but with severe injuries and burns, said a Ugandan military spokesperson, Felix Kulayigye.