Sudan: Ban Deplores Attacks On UN Peacekeepers Amid Simmering Tensions in Darfur Region

16 October 2014

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today's deadly attack against the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur, known by the acronym UNAMID, which claimed the lives of three peacekeepers.

According to reports, the UNAMID "blue helmets" were attacked as they guarded a water borehole near Korma in North Darfur. Two Ethiopian peacekeepers were killed instantly while a third, who was wounded, later succumbed to his injuries.

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