2019 Ménaka mid-air collision · Mali
On November 25, 2019, 2019 Ménaka mid-air collision (Mali). 13 people died.
- Date
- November 25, 2019
- Place
- Mali
- Operator
- French Armed Forces
- Killed
- 13
- Position
- 15.867°N, 1.517°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q76500676
From Wikipedia
On 25 November 2019, two French Armed Forces helicopters, a Eurocopter AS532 Cougar and a Eurocopter Tiger which were part of Operation Barkhane, collided in mid-air over northern Mali, this collision resulted in the deaths all 13 soldiers who were in both helicopters.
It was the deadliest incident involving the French military since the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings.
Three days later, the Islamic State in West Africa made a statement claiming to have caused the crash, which was denied the following day by Chief of Staff General François Lecointre
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