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UN says peacekeeper killed two others at north base

Pulse Staff
Pulse Staff 15:27 - 25 February 2016
Peacekeepers stand guard at the entrance to the Minusma peacekeeping base in Kidal, Mali, July 22, 2015. REUTERS/Adama Diarra
Peacekeepers stand guard at the entrance to the Minusma peacekeeping base in Kidal, Mali, July 22, 2015. REUTERS/Adama Diarra
A source at the Kidal base said that the incident followed an argument between two men and said the gunman was Chadian, although this could not immediately be confirmed.
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A UN peacekeeper opened fire inside a military base in the north Malian town of Kidal and killed two others, a spokesman for the mission (MINUSMA) said on Thursday.

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MINUSMA's Olivier Salgado said an investigation was under way.

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