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3 UN soldiers killed, 2 wounded by an explosive in northern Mali
3 UN soldiers killed, 2 wounded by an explosive in northern Mali
(FILES) This file photo taken on July 14, 2016 shows a soldier of the United Nations mission to Mali MINUSMA standing guard near a UN vehicle after it drove over an explosive device near Kidal, northern Mali. Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and eight others wounded when they came under sustained attack in Kidal in Mali's troubled north, the UN said on June 9, 2017. The UN mission in Mali, MINUSMA, began work in 2013, providing security and assisting Malian troops struggling to keep the country safe. It has been targeted constantly by jihadists, with dozens of peacekeepers killed. / AFP PHOTO / SOULEYMANE AG ANARASOULEYMANE AG ANARA/AFP/Getty Images
Three United Nations soldiers were killed and two others wounded by an explosive device as they were escorting a convoy in northern Mali on Thursday, the peacekeeping mission in the West African nation said.
More than 80 members of the UN mission, known as MINUSMA, have been killed since 2013 in attacks by militant groups active in the country’s north and center.
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