United Nations employee among dead in attack on Mali hotel

A United Nations employee was among those killed on Friday when suspected Islamist militants attacked a hotel in central Mali used by UN staff, the country's peacekeeping mission MINUSMA said.

 Malian forces patrolling through the northern town of Sevare, Mali. Unknown rebels launched an attack on a key trading hub in northern Mali, laying siege to at least three hotels frequented by foreigners, army sources
Mali (AAP) Source: EPA

"Reports indicate that a member of the international personnel associated with MINUSMA was killed during the attack," the mission said in a statement.

It did not give the victim's nationality.

 


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