Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed, eight injured in Sudan

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.