French military helicopters carrying six soldiers are detained after landing in Equatorial Guinea, in a diplomatic incident demonstrating strained ties between Malabo and Paris
French military spokesperson says six soldiers on board the helicopter were not armed. [Representational Image]
French military spokesman Colonel Pascal Ianni said on Thursday the six soldiers on board the helicopter were not armed. "The authorities in Equatorial Guinea decided to detain the helicopter. The issue is being resolved at the diplomatic level," Ianni said.The helicopter landed in Equatorial Guinea's mainland port of Bata on Wednesday evening, hours after a French court upheld a guilty verdict in an embezzlement case against Equatorial Guinea's Vice President Teodoro Obiang Mangue.
He was given a three-year suspended sentence and a large fine, and a number of properties were confiscated including a Parisian mansion and luxury cars.
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