US service member dies in non-combat incident in Djibouti
Posted February 14, 2020 6:00 am
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The U.S. military says a service member has died in a non-combat incident in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti.
A statement on Friday says the death on Thursday is being investigated.
It gives no further details. It says the U.S. military leaves identification of the service member killed to 'œrelevant national authorities'ť after family has been notified.
Djibouti is home to the only permanent U.S. military base in Africa with about 4,000 U.S. personnel.
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