14 UN Peacekeepers Killed and Dozens Wounded in Congo Attack

(DAKAR, Senegal) — A United Nations spokesman says 14 peacekeepers have been killed and over 40 wounded in an attack in eastern Congo.

Deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says at least five Congolese soldiers were also killed in the attack in North Kivu province.

Haq says the peacekeepers are mainly from the Tanzanian contingent.

“It’s a very huge attack, certainly the worst in recent memory,” Haq says.