Thursday, 19 May 2016

Five UN peacekeepers killed in Mali

 

 
UN Peacekeepers Troops 
 
Five UN peacekeepers in Mali have been killed in the northern Kidal region in an ambush.

The convoy of the Chadian contingent hit an improvised explosive device at about 18:00 GMT on Wednesday and then came under fire from an unknown group of gunmen, the UN said in a statement.

Three others were injured during the attack.

The UN is trying to restore peace to the north, which was overrun in 2012 by jihadists and ethnic Tuareg groups.

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