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ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP
A jihadist attack on a convoy of Ivorian peacekeepers from the UN Mission in Mali (Minusma) left three people dead on Wednesday, a Minusma official said on condition of anonymity.
The information was confirmed by an official of the Malian security services.
UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric had previously reported in New York of one dead and seven injured in the same attack on their convoy in the Timbuktu region.
Six injured
The attack took place north of Bambara Maoudé, on the axis between Douentza (center) and Timbuktu (north-west), in a region which is one of the hotbeds of the polymorphous violence that is plaguing the Sahel.
"During a security operation, a Minusma company struck (...) improvised explosive devices (IED) before being the target of shots by unidentified armed men," Minusma said in a statement. .
The response of the peacekeepers prompted the attackers to flee, she said.
"Preliminary reports indicate, however, that following this attack, three peacekeepers died and six others were injured," she said.
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