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| 7 Pak peacekeepers hurt in Darfur ambush: UNAMID |
| 2010-02-17 |
| [Geo News] At least 7 Pakistani peacekeepers were wounded, two of them seriously, in an ambush on Tuesday in Sudan's war-torn region of Darfur, the joint African Union-United Nations mission and local sources said. "An ambush took place near the displaced persons camp in El-Shereif, around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Nyala," the capital of South Darfur state and the most important town in the region, said UNAMID spokesman Noureddine Mezni. The peackeepers were in a convoy of four vehicles when they were attacked by unknown assailants, he said. "Seven police were wounded, two of them seriously," Mezni said without providing further details of the victims. However, a local source said the wounded were Pakistanis, which would make the first time soldiers from Pakistan have been ambushed in Darfur. Acts of banditry -- including the theft of vehicles at gunpoint -- are common occurences in Darfur. |
| Posted by:Fred |