UN staffer killed in Mali attack on peacekeeping convoy
A UN peacekeeper of MINUSMA is seen on the Independance square on April 8, 2015 in Timbuktu, northern Mali. By Sebastien Rieussec (AFP/File)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - A UN employee was killed Tuesday in an attack on a peacekeeping convoy in northern Mali, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
The attackers used explosives on the road from Goundam to Timbuktu where the vehicles from the UN MINUSMA force were traveling, he said.