Ethiopian peacekeeper shot dead in West Darfur
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July 2, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – Unknown gunmen killed an Ethiopian
peacekeeper in West Darfur the hybrid UN/African Union peacekeeping
operation (UNAMID) said Saturday.
The Ethiopian soldier "was shot and later died of his injuries on 30
June in El-Geneina, West Darfur while traveling in a UN minivan. A
second peacekeeper sustained an injury to one arm and is in stable
condition," UNAMID said today.
The attack took place when the vehicle carrying five Ethiopian
peacekeepers, was on the road between the airport and the capital of
West Darfur state.
No motive has been established in the case, which is being
investigated by UNAMID military police and Sudanese police.
The mission in such situation has the right to act under Chapter Seven
and open fire to defend itself as it was the case in June 2010 when
unidentified group of armed men ambushed a convoy of 20 Rwandan
peacekeepers near Katila village, 85km south of Edd al Fursan in West
Darfur.
At the time the mission lost three peacekeepers and killed three assailants.
Saturday’s assault brings to 29 the total number of peacekeepers
killed in western Sudan since January 2008.
(ST)
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