One U.N. peacekeeper killed and four injured in north Mali attack


FILE PHOTO: UN peacekeepers patrol in Kidal, Mali, July 23, 2015. REUTERS/Adama Diarra/File Photo

DAKAR (Reuters) - At least one United Nations peacekeeper was killed and four others seriously injured when their patrol was attacked in northern Mali on Friday, the peacekeeping mission MINUSMA said.

The incident took place near the town of Ber, in the region of Tombouctou - an area that has become a hotbed of jihadist activity over the past decade.

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