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3 Moroccan blue helmets killed in Cote d'Ivoire

Xinhua, February 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

Three Moroccan Blue Helmets were killed in a car accident in Cote d'Ivoire, the official radio reported on Thursday.

The accident occurred around five km outside of Guiglo city, it added.

Morocco contributes to UN operations in Africa with around 1,600 Moroccan blue helmets deployed, mainly in Côte d'Ivoire and Congo.

So far, 92 Blue Helmets have been killed since the beginning of the set-up of the UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire in 2004, added the radio quoting a UN representative. Endit