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1st LD: UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attack in north Mali

Xinhua, June 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council on Wednesday "condemned in the strongest terms" a terrorist attack on Tuesday against the camp of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Gao, North Mali, during which one Chinese peacekeeper was killed.

"The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest condolences and sympathy to the family of the victim, as well as to the government of the People's Republic of China and to MINUSMA," the 15-nation UN body said in a statement issued to the press here. "They paid tribute to the peacekeepers who risk their lives."

"The members of the Security Council called on the Government of Mali to swiftly investigate this attack and bring the perpetrators to justice," the statement said. "They underlined that attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law."

The attack took place at approximately 20:45 pm (local time) on Tuesday when the MINUSMA camp in the Water Tower neighborhood of Gao was the target of an attack by mortars or rockets, which also left four other Chinese peacekeepers injured. Endit