Democratic Republic of Congo, June 3 (UPI) -- A United Nations peacekeeping soldier who came under fire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has died of his injuries, the BBC reported. The mission was attacked Thursday in Ituri, an area known for lawlessness and violence.The U.N. troops were following up allegations of rapes of local women by militiamen in March when they came under fire. Four peacekeepers were injured. The dead soldier was from Nepal.
| They ain't gonna like that. The last time UN peacekeepers got killed, they sent out a convoy to draw fire and had a few helicopter gunships trailing them to wack the shooters. Course, they had to take out a village to do it. |