Three U.N. peacekeepers killed, three injured in Mali attack
THREE United Nations peacekeepers were killed and three others seriously injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northern Mali, a U.N. spokesperson said. Islamist militants, some with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State, have been waging an insurgency in northern Mali for the last decade. The peacekeepers were on a mine search and detection patrol in the northern commune of Tessalit, in the Kidal region, when they were hit, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters. "We send our deepest condolences to the families of the peacekeepers, to our colleagues in the mission and we wish a speedy…
