A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa has been killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The aircraft came under during a flight to Goma on Sunday, the provincial capital of Nord-Kivu province, where it was able to land, a spokesperson for the organisation said.

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