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Seven Togolese peacekeepers killed in Mali
Seven Togolese peacekeepers from Minusma were killed on Wednesday in an improvised explosive device attack in Mali.
Seven Togolese peacekeepers from Minusma* were killed on Wednesday in an improvised explosive device attack in Mali, announced Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Deputy Secretary General in charge of peacekeeping operations.
“These crimes must not go unpunished,” he insisted.
A logistics convoy was going from Douentza to Sévaré. It struck an explosive device on the RN16, in the Bandiagara region.
In addition to the 7 dead, 3 serious injuries are to be deplored.
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* UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN MALI
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