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U.N. humanitarian flights suspended in Congo's North-Kivu and Ituri provinces, WFP says

A logo of the World Food Program is seen at their headquarters, in Rome, Italy October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) suspended flights in Congo's North Kivu and Ituri provinces following an attack on one of the service's helicopters last week, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.

Flights between the provincial capital Goma and eastern cities of Beni and Bunia have been suspended until further notice, Claude Kalinga, a WFP spokesperson in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), told Reuters.

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