Staff Reporter:
Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight others injured in a strike on a United Nations facility in Sudan on Saturday.
The victims were members of the Bangladesh Army, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
Assailants attacked a UN base in Abyei, killing six peacekeepers from the Army and injuring eight others, the ISPR said in a brief statement, adding that fighting was ongoing.
The ISPR did not provide further details about the incident.
AFP adds: The Sudanese government condemned the attack that hit the UN facility, accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of being behind it, according to a statement.
