Sharjah24 – AFP: A helicopter crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula involving a multi-national observer force killed eight people on Thursday -- five Americans, a French national and a Czech citizen, the force said.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss on November 12, 2020, of seven of our uniformed military colleagues from three countries who died in a helicopter crash during a routine mission. This included one Czech, one French, and five U.S. MFO members," the peacekeeping force said late Thursday.
Throughout the day conflicting numbers about the final death toll were given by the MFO.
US President-elect Joe Biden tweeted his "deep condolences to the loved ones of the peacekeepers, including 6 American service members, who died on Tiran Island," referring to an earlier toll from the force.
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