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Three Indian UN Peacekeepers Hacked to Death in Congo
August 19, 2010 Visionmp.com news service
Suspected rebels hacked to death three Indian UN peacekeepers in their camp in Kirumba, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, said agencies citing the Indian and Congolese armies on Wednesday.
Seven other Indian troops were also injured in the attack, which was blamed on the Mai-Mai, a Congolese militant force.
“At about 1.50am (2350 GMT), under the cover of darkness, the Unit Company Operating Base at Kirumba was approached by five innocent looking civilians,” the Indian army was quoted as saying in a statement.
“They asked the post for assistance. While they were engaging the guard on duty with conversation, a group of approximately 50-60 rebels — probably Mai-Mai rebel group — attacked the periphery of the post, from the surrounding jungle,” the statement added.
The attack lasted for approximately five minutes before the rebels escaped under the cover of darkness.
“In the ensuing incident, Indian troops suffered three fatal casualties and seven injured.”
General Vainqueur Mayala, commander of the 8th military region of the DR Congo army, said the motive for the attack was unclear.
“They did not use firearms, but penknives and machetes, and they killed three Indians and critically injured another three,” the general was qupted as saying by AFP over the telephone from Kinshasa.
The Indian troops served with the United Nations’ Organisation for Stabilisation in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO).
(Based on Media Reports)
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