Haq added that at least five Congolese soldiers were also killed in Thursday’s attack in North Kivu province.<\/p>\n
“It’s a very huge attack, certainly the worst in recent memory,” Haq said, adding that the dead were mainly from the Tanzanian contingent. <\/p>\n
The UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo is the largest and most expensive in the World and is aimed at calming a number of armed groups in the vast, mineral-rich Central African nation.<\/p>\n
Earlier, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said he was “outraged” by the incident.<\/p>\n
Radio Okapi, which is linked to the peacekeeping mission known as MONUSCO, reported that peacekeepers on Thursday repelled an attack by fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group on a UN base in the Beni area. The base is home to the peacekeeping mission’s rapid intervention force, which has a rare mandate to go on the offensive.<\/p>\n
Citing military sources, the radio station said fighting lasted four hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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