China sends peacekeepers to Mali to help after plane crash

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Mali
Country	Mali
Start Date	Jul 25, 2014
End Date	Mar 01, 2033
Duration	6,794 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`36440`

Grant Description

On July 25, 2014, China sent its first batch of peacekeepers to help after the fatal plane crash of Air Algerie flight AH5017. They are mainly responsible for transferring and refrigerating the bodies. The site of the accident, the Gossi area, was 60 km away from where the Chinese mission is stationed.

China sent 30 people, 5 pieces of engineering machinery, and 15 carrier vehicles in the assistance work.

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Chinese peacekeepers in Mali provide assistance after plane crash
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