Twenty UN peacekeepers injured in central Mali attack

Reuters

10 February, 2021, 06:10 pm

Last modified: 10 February, 2021, 06:09 pm

Twenty UN peacekeepers injured in central Mali attack

Reuters

10 February, 2021, 06:10 pm

Last modified: 10 February, 2021, 06:09 pm

Photo: Collected

Photo: Collected

Twenty United Nations peacekeepers were injured in central Mali on Wednesday when their base was fired on by unknown assailants, a UN mission spokesman said.

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