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1st LD: UN chief slams deadly attacks on blue helmets in Mali

Xinhua, May 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned deadly attacks on UN peacekeepers in Mali, which killed five peacekeepers from Chad.

"The secretary-general condemns the deadly complex attack that took place today, and which killed five peacekeepers and injured three others from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)," said a statement issued here by Ban's spokesman.

According to preliminary information, a MINUSMA convoy hit an improvised explosive device and then came under fire by an unknown group of armed assailants approximately 15 km north of Aguelhok, in Kidal region in north Mali.

Ban called for "swift action to bring the perpetrators of this heinous attack to justice," said the statement.

"Since the beginning of the year, a dozen attacks against the United Nations has been registered in Kidal region, resulting in the death of at least 12 United Nations personnel, including today's victims," it added. Endi