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UN peacekeeper killed, 3 injured in mine explosion in NE Mali Bamkao

WorldUN peacekeeper killed, 3 injured in mine explosion in NE Mali Bamkao

A UN peacekeeper was killed while three were injured after a mine explosion in northeastern Mali Bamkao on Sunday, Oct 3rd.

a UN official reported that a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeeper was killed and three were seriously injured following the explosion of an improvised explosive device in the northeast of Mali.

The head of the UN mission, El-Ghassim Wane, said on Saturday on his Twitter account that a MINUSMA vehicle hit an improvised explosive device near Tessalit of Kidal region.

“The death toll is one and three serious injuries … This reminds us of the ongoing danger to our peacekeepers and the sacrifices made for peace in Mali,” Wane tweeted.

In recent weeks, the UN mission has been the target of several attacks in northern Mali. On Sept. 11, three MINUSMA peacekeepers were injured by an explosive device near its camp in Kidal.

Since 2012, Mali has been undergoing an extreme multifaceted crisis at the security, both at the political and economic levels. The separatist insurgencies, then the jihadist incursions as well as the inter-communal violence left thousands of people dead and hundreds of thousands of others displaced despite the presence of the UN, African and European forces.

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