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Three people have been killed in a rocket attack on a UN peacekeepers' base in northern Mali, the UN says. | Three people have been killed in a rocket attack on a UN peacekeepers' base in northern Mali, the UN says. |
Two UN peacekeepers from Guinea and a civilian contractor were killed in the attack in Kidal, officials said. | |
Eight days ago, gunmen attacked a hotel in the capital, Bamako, taking scores hostage. Nineteen people were killed. | |
The peacekeeping mission in Mali was approved in 2014 after France led a military campaign to drive out Islamist militants from the north. | |
Islamist militants are suspected of being behind Saturday's attack, in which 14 people were injured, several seriously, reports suggest. |