Al-Shabab terrorists kill 1 person, capture 5 others from UN helicopter after its emergency landing

Fighters of the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab group attacked a United Nations helicopter that made an emergency landing Wednesday in territory controlled by the Sunni extremists in Somalia, killing one passenger and abducting five others, officials said.

According to officials, the helicopter made the landing due to engine failure in Xindheere village. They said six foreigners and one Somali national were on board and one was shot dead while trying to escape. One was missing.

Al-Shabab controls parts of southern and central Somalia and continues to carry out attacks in the capital, Mogadishu, and other areas while extorting millions of dollars a year from residents and businesses in its quest to impose an Islamic state.