UN officials: 14 peacekeepers killed, more than 40 wounded

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Fri, 08 Dec 2017 - 03:22 GMT

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Fri, 08 Dec 2017 - 03:22 GMT

A peacekeeper serving in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and a Congolese soldier stand guard as residents gather following recent demonstrations in Beni in North Kivu province, Octobe

A peacekeeper serving in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and a Congolese soldier stand guard as residents gather following recent demonstrations in Beni in North Kivu province, Octobe

WASHINGTON - 8 December 2017: Fourteen United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and more than 40 wounded in attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, U.N. officials said on Friday, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

A UN official earlier on Friday had acknowledged that a "large number" of U.N. peacekeepers were killed or wounded in the attack in the North Kivu province late on Thursday.

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