Five U.N. peacekeepers were injured in an attack using an improvised explosive device in Mali’s restive north Monday, the United Nations said.
U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said a quick reaction force was immediately sent to the site in Aguelhok in the Kidal region and the wounded peacekeepers were taken to a hospital.
No other details were immediately available.
Aujourd’hui vers 7H30, un véhicule blindé de la MINUSMA a heurté un #EEI ou mine au cours d’une patrouille au nord-ouest du camp d’#Aguelhok de la MINUSMA dans la région de #Kidal.
Le bilan fait état de 5 Casques bleus blessés qui ont reçu des soins médicaux.#Mali 🇲🇱 #A4P #IED pic.twitter.com/XMU27JGoKb
— MINUSMA (@UN_MINUSMA) July 26, 2021
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