The mission said the helicopter was shot at “while on a reconnaissance flight above Duekoue” where fierce fighting has been under way since Monday between pro-Ouattara troops and forces loyal to his rival Laurent Gbagbo.
“Members of (Ouattara’s) Republican Forces were responsible for the shooting which did not hit the helicopter,” it said in a statement.
The mission, known as UNOCI, said the attack against its Blue Helmets “constitutes a war crime” and called for those responsible to be identified.
“UNOCI reiterates its total military impartiality and exhorts, once again, all parties to quickly find a definitive solution to the post-electoral crisis to end the suffering of the Ivorian people,” it said.
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