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Several accounts have said that Mr. Hammarskjold’s airplane was harassed or attacked by a Fouga Magister jet trainer deployed by the Katangese secessionists.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2019

Asked if a pilot could have been operating in the area for Katangese forces without Bracco hearing of him, he replied: “Impossible.”

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2019

He had arranged to meet with the Katangese separatist leader, Moïse Tshombe, whose forces were backed by Western political and mining interests not eager for Mr. Hammarskjold to succeed.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2018

Apparently with some reluctance, it also allowed some of its Cuban advisers to visit the main Katangese camp at Chicapa in northeastern Angola, prior to the incursion, to provide last-minute tactical advice.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Luanda regime may have encouraged the Katangese invasion of Shaba region partly out of vengeance.

From Time Magazine Archive