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Three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers were killed in an artisanal mine explosion in central Mali, UN Multi-dimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA convoy of the MINUSMA Force hit an improvised explosive device (artisanal mine) on Feb. 21.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to preliminary reports, three peacekeepers have died and five others were seriously injured, the UN mission said in a statement, promising to provide further information on the attack.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January, MINUSMA reported that it had lost four peacekeepers due to 18 attacks since Oct. 3, 2022, in the West African country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2012, Mali has been engulfed in a deep multi-faceted crisis at the security, political and economic levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence insurgencies, jihadist incursions, and inter-communal violence have left thousands dead and hundreds of thousands more displaced in the country. (Xinhua\/NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers were killed in an artisanal mine explosion in central Mali, UN Multi-dimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said on Tuesday. \u201cA convoy of the MINUSMA Force hit an improvised explosive device (artisanal mine) on Feb. 21. 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