Bamako, Dhu-AlQa'dah 05, 1437, August 08, 2016, SPA -- A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and four others wounded on Sunday when their vehicle hit a mine in Mali's restive north, the U.N. mission (MINUSMA) said. The attack on the vehicle, which was escorting a logistical convoy, occurred about 11 km (7 miles) south of Aguelhoc in the region of Kidal, where several militant groups are active, the mission said in a statement. All five peacekeepers were from Chad, a mission spokesman said. About two hours later, another mine exploded near a U.N. peacekeeping vehicle two km east of the mission base in Kidal but only caused material damage, the MINUSMA statement added. -- SPA 03:09 LOCAL TIME 00:09 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w
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