A UN peacekeeper has been killed and five others wounded by a suicide bomber in northern Mali.
UN mission officials say the attack took place in Ber in the region of Timbuktu on Saturday.
It marks the third time this week UN peacekeepers have been targeted in northern Mali.
David Gressly, the UN Secretary-General’s deputy special representative in Mali, condemned the violence, saying it only reinforced the peacekeeping mission’s determination.
Three other peacekeepers have been wounded over the past week by mine explosions.
France led a campaign to oust al-Qaeda militants and other jihadists from power in January 2013 although remnants of the groups continue to sow violence across the north.
