Five dead, about 30 injured in attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali
United Nations (UN) soldiers patrol in the northern Malian city of Kidal on July 27, 2013. By Kenzo Tribouillard (AFP/File)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - At least five UN peacekeepers were killed and some 30 others injured in an attack on a UN base in northern Mali, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Friday.
Ban condemned the "complex" assault on the base in Kidal and recalled that targeting peacekeepers constitutes a war crime.