Grenade Blast Injures 32 Peacekeepers On Morning Run; Child Also Killed
November 08 2016
United Nations officials say an explosion on Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed a child and injured 32 Indian peacekeepers, reports the International Business Times.
The blast took place in the Keyshero neighborhood of the eastern city of Goma as the peacekeepers were on a morning run, said the U.N. mission in the DRC (MONUSCO).
In addition to the 8-year-old girl who was killed, another civilian was injured, reported a mission spokesman. He said a grenade...
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