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Ugandan helicopter wrecks found in Kenya Ugandan helicopter wrecks found in Kenya
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The remains of two Ugandan helicopters that went missing over Kenya have been found in a remote area of Kenya, a Kenyan military official says. The wreckage of two Ugandan helicopters that went missing on Sunday has been found in a remote area of Kenya, a Kenyan army spokesman has said.
The fate of those on board - believed to be 14 people - is unknown. The fate of those on board - believed to be 14 people - is unknown, Col Cyrus Oguna said.
Both aircraft were part of a contingent being sent to reinforce the African Union force in Somalia. Both aircraft were part of a contingent being sent to reinforce the African Union (AU) force in Somalia.
Four helicopters were due to make a stop in Kenya, but only one landed successfully. The fourth also crashed, but all seven on board were rescued. A third helicopter on the same mission made an emergency landing in Mount Kenya on Sunday.
The missing helicopters were found by Kenyan Wildlife Service officers in Mount Kenya forest, according to local media. Its passengers have been rescued, Col Oguna said.
A Kenyan army team is on the way to the site in the Mt Kenya forest area, the army's Colonel Cyrus Oguna told the BBC. Only one of the four Russian-made helicopters en route to Somalia had made a scheduled refuelling stop on Sunday in the Kenyan town of Garissa.
One helicopter has been completely destroyed, he said. 'Completely destroyed'
The wreckage of the two missing helicopters was spotted on Mount Kenya - Africa's second-highest peak at 5,199 metres (17,057 feet) - by wildlife officers, Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper reports.
A Kenyan army team is on the way to the site of the crash, Col Oguna told the BBC.
One helicopter has been completely destroyed and the other partially, he said.
The combat helicopters came down as they were flying from Uganda to Somalia to take part in an AU-led offensive to capture the port city of Kismayo from the militant Islamist group al-Shabab, correspondents say.
Ugandan troops form the bulk of the nearly 17,000-strong AU force in Somalia, where they are supporting the UN-backed government.
Although it has lost ground in the past year, al-Shabab, which has joined al-Qaeda, still controls many southern and central areas.