JUBA: South Sudan’s rebels and army traded blame on late Wednesday (Thursday in Manila)for shooting down a United Nations helicopter killing three crew and scuppering a day-old ceasefire deal, the fourth in eight months of war.

The members of the UN Security Council condemned in the strongest terms on Thursday the downing near Bentiu, Unity State (South Sudan) of the helicopter performing a cargo flight to the area. It had four Russian crew members.

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