Two peacekeepers killed in Sudan's Darfur region - U.N.


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  • Monday, 30 Dec 2013

(Reuters) - Two peacekeepers - one from Senegal and one from Jordan - were killed in Sudan's Darfur region on Sunday when an unidentified armed group attacked their convoy, the United Nations said.

In a statement, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the "cowardly attack" on the peacekeepers near Greida, South Darfur, and said he expects the government of Sudan to bring those responsible to justice swiftly.

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