Two UN police officers killed and four ‘blue helmets’ injured in a gun attack in Mali

The United Nations Financial Mission (MINUSMA) announced this Friday that two members of the UN Police unit have died and others have died. four ‘blue helmets’ injured He was attacked while on patrol in Timbuktu, in the north of the country.

“I was deeply shocked when two of our police officers, one of whom was a woman, were killed while on patrol in Timbuktu this afternoon. I condemn this heinous act and wish the other four injured ‘blue helmets’ a speedy recovery.” Official profile of Twitter’s special representative in Mali, Ghassim Wane.

later mission United Nations In the statement made in Mali, it was stated that one of the four injured people was serious. “They are currently receiving adequate care at the MINUSMA military hospital in Timbuktu,” he said.

Regarding those responsible who were armed, the UN mission in Mali reported: “aggressor” neutralizedMINUSMA then sent a “Quick Response Force to secure the area”.

“Despite a challenging operating environment, MINUSMA He will spare no effort to do his duty well.El Ghassim Wane added that since attacks on “blue helmets” could constitute war crimes, they will do “everything possible to identify the perpetrators of this act and bring them to justice”.

Many terrorist groups operate in Mali, including groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. In addition, intercommunal violence, state kick August 2020 and May 2021.

Source: Informacion

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