The UN Mission in South Sudan has affirmed the helicopter smashed and has dispatched an investigation concerning what brought about the episode. PHOTO/UN BY RAFIKI OKORO BENTIU - South Sudanese radicals have denied assertions, that its constrains shot down a UN helicopter close to the capital of oil-rich Unity state on Tuesday. In a meeting with Voice of America on Tuesday, the representative for the South Sudanese armed force (SPLA), Col. Philip Aguer, blamed revolts under under commander Maj.Gen Peter Gatdet of cutting down the Mi-8 helicopter at Tong, around 10km south of Bentiu, slaughtering three Russian group members on board. Be that as it may, revolt Brigadier-General Lul Ruai Koang released the cases as government purposeful publicity, denying the resistance faction had any inclusion. The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has affirmed the helicopter smashed and has dispatched an investigation concerning what brought about the episode. Koang said the SPLAs race to lay fault on radical compels on the ground in Unity state was untimely, depicting the charges as unwarranted and unjustifiable, saying UNMISS had put forth clear expressions on what happened. Related Article; South Sudan warring parties sign new ceasefire deal The dissident faction has called for UNMISS to lead a full investigation of the circumstances which prompted the chopper crash. We promise a full collaboration with the investigation group once structured, said Koang. The helicopter, which was contracted from a Russian organization, was on a routine load flight from Wau in Western Bahr El Ghazal state to Bentiu, when contact was lost at 2.28pm (nearby time), an UN representative has affirmed. UNMISS along these lines dispatched a pursuit and salvage group to the site of the episode. The sole surviving group member has gotten treatment from Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Bentiu. In a different explanation issued from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the dissident faction said it identified with the groups of the individuals who died as a consequence of the lamentable occasion, blaming the administration for utilizing the episode to increase political power. The SPLM/SPLA might want to take this chance to negate these vindictive affirmations leveled by the promulgation machine of the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS), said the announcement, which bore the signature of Mabior Garang de Mabior, the executive of the committee for information and public relations. As indicated by the announcement, rebel authorities in the field reported listening to a boisterous blast close Rubkona airstrip and upon investigation found that an air ship had slammed. The zone in which the plane was allegedly shot down is government held domain, if in fact the flying machine was shot down. It is awful that the GRSS promulgation machine is attempting to exploit this shocking occasion to score political focuses, the announcement includes. Toby Lanzer, the officer responsible for UNMISS, additionally amplified his sensitivities to the groups of the expired group parts after the occurrence. I wish to pass on my ardent sympathies to the groups of the perished and wish a full and quick recuperation to the harmed group part, said Lanzer. Restriction strengths devoted to previous VP Riek Machar have been occupied with an equipped battle with the South Sudanese government since clash emitted in mid-December a year ago after a political question with the nations decision party (SPLM) turned vicious. For Press Release & Publications: Send an e-mail to care.eaofficial[at]outlook Solidarity state has been a flashpoint for brutality since the clash broke out, with Bentiu changing hands a few times between the warring parties. Listen To EAOfficial Radio at ReverbNation Follow us: @eaofficialpage on Twitter | eaofficialmag on Facebook | @eaofficialpage on Instagram | EaofficialBlogspot on Google+ Salva Kiir, Machar, southsudan, politics
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