Seven UN Peacekeepers injured in Mali explosion

MALI, Jul. 10 (YPA) – Seven UN peacekeepers were injured Friday when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in central Mali, the United Nations peacekeeping mission announced.

The device exploded beneath the vehicle which was travelling near Diallo, in the central Mopti region, MINUSMA, the UN peacekeeping mission, tweeted.

The nationality of those injured wasn’t given.

MINUSMA head El-Ghassim  Wane firmly condemned “these cowardly acts which are intended to disrupt the course of our operations”.

Takfirist fighters use IEDs against national and international forces in Mali. The victims are often civilians.

E.M