Four of the hostages seized by Al-Shabaab militants after a UN helicopter made an emergency landing in Somalia are Ukrainian, Kyiv confirmed on January 12. The helicopter belonged to a private Ukrainian company and was carrying out a transport mission for the United Nations, Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko wrote on Facebook. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine confirms the capture of four Ukrainians on the territory of Somalia, controlled by anti-government forces," Nikolenko said. The chopper went down on January 10 with nine people aboard.
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