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Ban condemns Mali car bombing killing UN peacekeepers

India Blooms News Service | | Jun 12, 2014, at 05:48 pm

# UN Secretary General # Ban Ki moon

New York, June 12 (IBNS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned Wednesday's car bomb attack on a United Nations camp in Mali that resulted in the death of four peacekeepers from Chad.

The attack on the camp in Aguelhok of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) also injured six peacekeepers. A number of soldiers from the Malian Armed Forces were also reportedly wounded.

“The Secretary-General extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and the Governments and people of Chad and Mali. He wishes a speedy and full recovery to the injured,” his spokesperson said in a statement.

“This attack will not diminish the resolve of the United Nations to support the Malian people in their efforts to achieve peace and stability for all of Mali,” the spokesperson added.

“The Secretary-General calls on all parties not to be deterred by spoilers who, through theircriminal acts, seek to prevent the establishment of a sustainable peace in Mali.”

The Security Council set up MINUSMA in April 2013 to support the West African country’s recovery from a coup and the occupation of its north by Islamist fundamentalists, its transition back to stability and democratic governance, and the promotion of human rights and provision ofhumanitarian aid.

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