UN Peacekeeper Killed In DR Congo





Fourteen United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and more than 40 wounded in attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, U.N. officials said on (Friday).

 Jean-Pierre Lacroix says he is “outraged” by the attack and that medical evacuations are ongoing. He does not identify the attackers.

The mission said it was coordinating a joint response with the Congolese army as well as medical evacuations of the wounded from the base in North Kivu’s Beni territory

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described it as the worst attack on UN peacekeepers in recent history.

He sent his condolences to Tanzania, their home country

Jean-Pierre Lacroix: Tweets.

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