Mali, West Africa (BBN)-At least two Bangladeshi peacekepers were killed in Mali, as a cyclone lashed the West African country, on Sunday evening.
The two police personnel had been serving under the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali.
The deceased were Constables Md Samidul Haque and Motahar Hossain.

2 Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in Mali cyclone

2 Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in Mali cyclone. Graphic: Wikipedia

The cyclone attacked around 5:30pm (BST) while the constables were on duty along with others of the UN peacekeepers, said the police.
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