Sunday, January 31, 2016

3 arrested over death of British pilot in Tanzania

Tanzanian officials are telling AFP (Agence France-presse) that three have been arrested for their role in the death of Roger Gower, a British national who was working as a pilot for a conservation fund.

A spokesman for Tanzania's national parks said the person who shot down the helicopter was clearly on a poaching spree, as three elephants were also found shot dead.

In an interview with Sky television, our correspondent Lucy Taylor in Dar-Es-Salaam describes what Roger Gower was doing when he was shot down.

IN: "When he...
OUT: ...the helicopter."
DUR: 32


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