News24 reports that a SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier was shot dead in a friendly fire incident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday morning.
According to the SANDF, the soldier, who was deployed as part of a peacekeeping mission in the country, was killed while taking part in an operation in Kilia, in the eastern DRC. Spokesperson Brigadier-General Mafi Mgobozi said details around the friendly fire incident were still sketchy and added that a board of inquiry had been convened to investigate it. "The identity of the deceased will be confirmed once the SANDF has formally informed the family and the next of kin," Mgobozi indicated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alex Mitchley at News24
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