On October 25th, Jinshi data, according to reports from the Associated Press and CNN, local time on October 24th, a humanitarian rescue helicopter from the United Nations World Food Programme was shot at by local gang armed in the airspace of Haiti. At the time, the helicopter, carrying 18 people, was shot multiple times in the air and hit by bullets. For safety reasons, the pilot made an emergency landing, and no one was injured throughout the process. The World Food Programme is investigating the incident and has canceled the scheduled flight plan for the 25th.
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UN helicopter shot at in the sky over Haiti, no one injured
On October 25th, Jinshi data, according to reports from the Associated Press and CNN, local time on October 24th, a humanitarian rescue helicopter from the United Nations World Food Programme was shot at by local gang armed in the airspace of Haiti. At the time, the helicopter, carrying 18 people, was shot multiple times in the air and hit by bullets. For safety reasons, the pilot made an emergency landing, and no one was injured throughout the process. The World Food Programme is investigating the incident and has canceled the scheduled flight plan for the 25th.