Four peacekeepers killed in northern Mali attack: UN

Several other soldiers wounded in attack on MINUSMA’s base in Aguelhok, peacekeeping mission says.

The United Nations mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has said four peacekeepers were killed and several others wounded in an attack on its base in the northern town of Aguelhok. Peacekeepers repelled the attack on the camp that was carried out by several “heavily armed terrorists”, MINUSMA said in a statement on Friday, adding that the attackers suffered heavy losses including several deaths. “A provisional toll shows four peacekeepers dead”, said the statement, adding that the wounded were evacuated via helicopter.