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8 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali

Eight UN peacekeepers were killed and several people injured while repelling an attack by armed militants on a village in northern Mali, AFP reported.

8 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali

8 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali
STEPANAKERT,  JANUARY 21, ARTSAKHPRESS:  "According to a new toll, still provisional, at least eight peacekeepers have been killed," a source close to the MINUSMA force said.
Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the UN envoy for Mali, condemned what he called a "vile and criminal" attack.
"Peacekeepers of the MINUSMA force at Aguelhok fought off a sophisticated attack by assailants who arrived on several armed vehicles," he said in a statement.

     

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