Boko Haram shoots at military helicopter, wounds airman
Boko Haram Islamic extremists fired repeatedly at a military helicopter
on a humanitarian mission in northeast Nigeria and wounded one airman,
the Nigerian Air Force said Thursday. A fighter jet and helicopter
gunship were immediately scrambled and retaliated, killing scores of the
insurgents at the located threat, spokesman Group Capt. Ayodele
Famuyiwa said in a statement. He said the Mi-17 transport helicopter was
carrying medical personnel from Maiduguri city to treat refugees in the
Gwoza area when it came under repeated fire on Wednesday. But the pilot
was able to continue the flight safely and the attack didn't interrupt a
two-day medical outreach program. Boko Haram in 2014 shot down a
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