Congo-Kinshasa: Secretary-General Ban Regrets Death of UN Peacekeeper in Eastern DR Congo Clashes

6 July 2012

Expressing concern over the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deeply regrets the death of a United Nations peacekeeper killed in a recent armed clash there, his spokesperson said today.

Serving with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO), the Indian 'blue helmet' had been in Bunagana, in the province of North Kivu, this week, when he was caught in a cross-fire in clashes between the DRC's armed forces and a rebel group known as the M23.

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