Five Peacekeepers Reported Dead in Mali After Attack

The Chadian contingent of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was attacked early Sunday morning in Aguelhok, northeastern Mali, by unidentified gunmen, a UN source told Xinhua on Sunday.

According to sources, the provisional toll on the peacekeepers’ side was five dead and 19 others wounded, and that three peacekeepers were kidnapped by the attackers. Enditem