Two peacekeepers with UN’s Mali mission killed

TIMBUKTU, 18 December 2022, (TON): Two peacekeepers in Mali were killed and four others wounded in an attack on Friday, the UN mission said, in the latest blow to the international operation.

Unidentified assailants opened fire on the police patrol in Timbuktu, according to the UN mission, known as MINUSMA.

MINUSMA statement said “the attack left two Peacekeepers’ dead, including a woman. Four other peacekeepers were injured, one of them seriously.”

Statement said “they are currently receiving appropriate care at the MINUSMA military hospital in Timbuktu.”

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