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Three killed as gunmen hit UN base in Mali

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The West African country of Mali is boiling again a week after rebels attacked guests at the Radisson Blu Hotel in the capital, Bamako, leaving at least 20 people dead and many injured.

This time, two soldiers and a civilian were killed after heavily armed gunmen attacked and fired rockets at a UN peacekeeping base in Kidal, Northern Mali on Saturday.

The attack, according to Olivier Salgado, spokesman for the UN’s deployment in Mali, MINUSMA, was launched before dawn with five rockets landing inside the UN compound.

Salgado also informed that 20 other people were wounded, with four of them in serious condition.

“In the past, we’ve had mortar shells land outside, but this time they made it into the camp,” said Salgado.

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Mali and head of its mission, Mongi Hamdi, condemned the attack.

“I want to reiterate that these attacks will not impede the determination of the United Nations to support the Malian people and the peace process, including through assisting the implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali”, Hamdi said in a statement.

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