Askari wa Tanzania wauliwa huko Congo

Askari wawili wa Tanzania waliokuwa kwenye kikosi cha usalama cha Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation en République Démocratique du Congo (MONUSCO), wameuawa hapo jana baada kushambuliwa na watu wenye silaha huko Kivu ya Mashariki.

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KINSHASA, - Two United Nations peacekeepers from Tanzania were killed, 13 wounded and four were missing in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday when their patrol was ambushed by suspected Ugandan Islamist rebels, the United Nations said.

The peacekeepers were attacked in the village of Kikiki, around 50 km (30 miles) north of the town of Beni in North Kivu province, Felix Basse, spokesman for the mission known as MONUSCO, told Reuters

The Congolese army said earlier on Tuesday it had killed 16 Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels during fierce fighting in the same zone over the weekend.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack on the peacekeepers, which occurred as the mission was "carrying out its protection of civilians mandate". His spokesman confirmed the number of dead, wounded and missing.

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