One UN peacekeeper killed and four others severely wounded when their convoy hit an improvised explosive device in northern Mali – UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says attacks could constitute war crimes and calls on Malian authorities"to spare no effort" in finding those responsible.
The attack on the convoy from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali took place near Tessalit, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Saturday. Guterres reaffirmed the UN’s support for the government and people of Mali and expressed deep condolences to the family of the Egyptian soldier who was killed and to the government and people of Egypt, and wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.Mali has been trying to contain an extremist insurgency since 2012. Extremist rebels were forced from power in Mali’s northern cities with the help of a 2013 French-led military operation.
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