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.
Head of peacekeeping, Jean-Pierre Lacroix to brief the press on the attack on peacekeepers in Eastern #DRC @ Noon EST today. Watch LIVE https://t.co/mQe5Wsf8mt pic.twitter.com/h5vINuamCQ— UN Peacekeeping (@UNPeacekeeping) December 8, 2017
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