World Briefing: Mali: Bomb Kills 5 U.N. Peacekeepers
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 18th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
World Briefing: Mali: Bomb Kills 5 U.N. Peacekeepers
A roadside bomb in northern Mali killed five United Nations peacekeepers and wounded several others, a United Nations spokesman said.
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