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             5 Chadian Peacekeepers Killed in Latest Mali Violence

   by Associated Press

   The U.N. says five Chadian peacekeepers have been killed and three
   wounded after being attacked in northern Mali.

   A statement from the U.N. secretary-general's spokesman says the
   peacekeepers' convoy hit a roadside bomb and then came under fire from
   gunmen.

   The attack took place Wednesday about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north of
   Aguelhok in the northern Kidal region. Seven other peacekeepers have
   been killed there so far this year.

   U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called it a "heinous attack'' and
   noted it would be considered a war crime under international law.

   Islamic extremists have been attacking international peacekeepers and
   Malian soldiers working to stabilize the north three years after a
   French-led military campaign ousted jihadis from power.
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