Post by andie on Dec 8, 2017 17:02:38 GMT
At least 14 U.N. peacekeepers killed in attack in Congo
"NAIROBI — Fourteen United Nations peacekeepers were killed and many more were wounded in an attack late Thursday in eastern Congo, according to the U.N. mission in the country.
The attack appeared to be the deadliest on peacekeepers since 1993, when 23 were slain in an attack in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The majority of those killed and injured in the Congo attack were from Tanzania, according to a U.N. official in New York, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to relay details of the attack. The details of the assault remained vague on Friday, with the top U.N. peacekeeping official writing in a tweet about the incident.
“Outraged by the attack against MONUSCO in #NorthKivu DRC last evening, where a large number of UN peacekeepers have been killed & wounded,” wrote Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the undersecretary general for peacekeeping operations.".
www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/at-least-14-un-peacekeepers-killed-in-attack-in-congo/2017/12/08/614d69ca-dc2a-11e7-a241-0848315642d0_story.html?pushid=5a2ab094edb3621d000000b0&tidr=notifi_push_breaking-news&utm_term=.3c36acf62d71
"NAIROBI — Fourteen United Nations peacekeepers were killed and many more were wounded in an attack late Thursday in eastern Congo, according to the U.N. mission in the country.
The attack appeared to be the deadliest on peacekeepers since 1993, when 23 were slain in an attack in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The majority of those killed and injured in the Congo attack were from Tanzania, according to a U.N. official in New York, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to relay details of the attack. The details of the assault remained vague on Friday, with the top U.N. peacekeeping official writing in a tweet about the incident.
“Outraged by the attack against MONUSCO in #NorthKivu DRC last evening, where a large number of UN peacekeepers have been killed & wounded,” wrote Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the undersecretary general for peacekeeping operations.".
www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/at-least-14-un-peacekeepers-killed-in-attack-in-congo/2017/12/08/614d69ca-dc2a-11e7-a241-0848315642d0_story.html?pushid=5a2ab094edb3621d000000b0&tidr=notifi_push_breaking-news&utm_term=.3c36acf62d71
