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UN peacekeeper shot dead in North Darfur

A peacekeeper was shot dead by gunmen in western Sudan , the joint United Nations/African Union peacekeeping force (UNAMID) said on Thursday

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  • Published: 13:26 October 30, 2008
  • Gulf News

Khartoum: A peacekeeper was shot dead by gunmen in western Sudan , the joint United Nations/African Union peacekeeping force (UNAMID) said on Thursday.

Another peacekeeper was wounded in the attack in North Darfur on Wednesday.

"One peacekeeper was killed and another injured yesterday in ... North Darfur by unknown armed men," UNAMID spokesman Noureddine Mezni told Reuters.

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