ABIDJAN 24 Sep (ANA) - Three United Nations soldiers were killed and five others seriously wounded by an explosive device as they escorted a convoy in Mali, the nation’s peacekeeping mission said today. The convoy was travelling between the towns of Anefis and Gao in Mali’s volatile north when the explosion occurred at around 7 a.m. (0700 GMT), MINUSMA said adding that the death toll was provisional.(ANA)

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