Three killed in Mali UN base attack

Unidentified gunmen on Saturday attacked a base for UN Peacekeeping Force in northern Mali, the media reported

Bamako: At least three people were killed and over 20 injured on Saturday during an attack on a UN base in Mali, the media said.

Unidentified gunmen attacked the UN peacekeeping base in the northern town of Kidal, Xinhua news agency reported.

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According to the spokesman for the UN force in Mali (MINUSMA) Olivier Salgado, the injured were evacuated but some of them were in critical condition.

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