UN peacekeeper killed in roadside bomb blast in northern Mali
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – A UN peacekeeper was killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northern Mali on Sunday.
The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeeper was conducting a mine search and detection operation in the Kidal region, the mission said in a statement.
He was seriously injured in the blast, but eventually died, it added.
The mission’s head El-Ghassim Wane has strongly condemned the attack.
Several IED attacks against uniformed MINUSMA soldiers have been recorded since the beginning of this year, killing several peacekeepers and injuring others.
Earlier this month, a MINUSMA peacekeeper was killed and three others were wounded while repelling a terror attack in the northern region, where Mali has been battling violence orchestrated by militants, targeting soldiers and civilians over the past decade.
In late May, the mission’s convoy was hit by an explosive device in the Aguelhok area, leaving nine peacekeepers wounded.
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