Georgian peacekeeper not injured during the attack in Mali
Georgian peacekeeper not injured during the attack in Mali

The officer of the Georgian Armed Forces, who serves as peacekeeper, was not injured during the armed attack in Mali – the Georgia’s Ministry of Defense confirmed the information.

The representatives of the Ministry contacted with the Georgian military by phone and talked with him.

A rocket and car bomb attack on French and UN soldiers in Mali has left one person dead and many others injured. Militants disguised as UN peacekeepers – in distinctive blue helmets and driving a vehicle marked with the UN logo – struck two bases near the airport in Timbuktu, – BBC reported.