(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 9 - Twenty people, including 18 peacekeepers, were injured this morning in a missile attack against a United Nations base in the northern region of Kidal, in Mali: the BBC reports, citing a UN spokesperson. .
Six peacekeepers were seriously injured in the attack, which has not yet been claimed, said the spokesman. Yesterday the United Nations envoy for the region reported to the Security Council that the attacks in the Sahel have increased fivefold since 2016.
Mali: UN-based missile attack
2020-01-09T13:32:18.913Z
Twenty people, including 18 peacekeepers, were injured this morning in a missile attack on a United Nations base in the northern region of Kidal, Mali: the BBC reports, citing a UN spokesman. (HANDLE)