PM Modi speaks to UN chief over death of Indian peacekeepers in Congo, urges quick probe
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with UN Secretary General António Guterres regarding the death of two Indian peacekeepers in Congo. PM Modi urged quick investigations into the matter.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) regarding the death of two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Congo. PM Modi urged the UN chief for quick investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Two BSF personnel, who were part of the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo, were killed on Tuesday during violent protests. The two soldiers were part of MONUSCO - the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo.
"Spoke to UNSG @antonioguterres to discuss the shocking attack on the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo, in which 2 brave BSF personnel lost their lives. Urged quick investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice," PM Modi said in a tweet.
Spoke to UNSG @antonioguterres to discuss the shocking attack on the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo, in which 2 brave BSF personnel lost their lives. Urged quick investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice.
According to international media, at least five people were killed and about 50 others injured on the second day of demonstrations in Congo's eastern city of Goma against the United Nations mission in the country.
"On 26 July, two BSF personnel of the UN Peace Keeping Contingent (MONUSCO) deployed at Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo succumbed to fatal injuries during the violent armed protests," a spokesperson for the border force said.
