3 UN peacekeepers die in Mali roadside bomb attack

By BABA AHMED
Associated Press

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Officials say three U.N. peacekeepers have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in northern Mali. The explosion on Monday took place 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the town of Tessalit, where the peacekeepers were on a mine search and detection patrol. Their deaths come just one day before the U.N. Security Council is holding a meeting on the mission in Mali, which was the United Nations’ most dangerous even before the French military pulled its remaining troops from the country in August. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said three other peacekeepers were seriously wounded and are receiving treatment in a U.N. hospital.