Ugandan military helicopter crashes at Somalia's Mogadishu airport, three dead
Somali authorities announced that three people were killed.
The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) said in a statement earlier that 'search and rescue operations are currently underway to retrieve the remaining crew and passengers.'
The helicopter crash-landed at Mogadishu's international airport just before touching down, AUSSOM said.
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