UN Peacekeeper Convoy Hit By Blast In Central Mali

Three UN peacekeepers have been killed and five others seriously wounded by an improvised explosive device, IED in central Mali.

In a post on social media, the UN mission said one of its convoys had been targeted.

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It is one of the UN’s more dangerous deployments, with more than 200 peacekeepers killed during nine-and-a-half years of operations.

Report says separatists and Islamist militants launch frequent attacks in north and central Mali despite the presence of the UN.

BBC/Jide Johnson