A UN official says a helicopter with the UN peacekeeping mission in eastern Congo came under rebel attack.
Mary Robinson, the UN special envoy for the Great Lakes region, said today the helicopter came under direct fire yesterday from positions held by the M23 rebels in the Rumangabo region. She condemned the attack.
The M23 fighters launched their rebellion last year and briefly overtook the city of Goma almost a year ago.
A surge of violence in late August raised fears they would again try to take the town.
However, a strengthened UN mission with a mandate to help fight rebels stemmed the unrest. Both parties have agreed to return to talks though negotiations so far have made little progress.
