UN / MALI ATTACK

02-Sep-2022 00:00:34

A camp of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Ber in the Timbuktu region came under attack Friday morning. A preliminary assessment indicates no casualties, but there is significant damage to the facilities, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

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STORY: UN / MALI ATTACK
TRT: 0:34
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 02 SEPTEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

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RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Naitons

02 SEPTEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Eri Kaneko, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our peacekeeping mission in Mali, is telling us that its camp in Ber, in the Timbuktu Region, came under attack this morning. A preliminary assessment indicates no casualties – thankfully – but our colleagues say there is significant damage to their facilities. The head of the peacekeeping mission, El-Ghassim Wane, condemned the attack, which demonstrates the ongoing threat posed by terrorist groups to peacekeepers and the communities we serve in Mali.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room

STORYLINE

A camp of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Ber in the Timbuktu region came under attack Friday (02 Sep) morning. A preliminary assessment indicates no casualties, but there is significant damage to the facilities, a UN Spokesperson said.

The head of the peacekeeping mission El Ghassim Wane “condemned the attack, which demonstrates the ongoing threat posed by terrorist groups to peacekeepers and the communities we serve in Mali,” the spokesperson added.