Indian peacekeepers killed in Congo |
The UN Security Council meeting was called after an attack on the UN mission in Congo killed Indian and Moroccan peacekeepers. A strong-worded statement is issued by the 15-nation body that calls for accountability for the killing of the Blue Helmets. Two Border Security Force personnel ( head constables Shishupal Singh and Sanwala Ram Vishnoi), and a peacekeeper from Morocco were killed and others injured when the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in North Kivu came under attack on July 26. India, currently a non-permanent member of the Security Council, called for a meeting of the Council under `Any Other Business` to discuss the situation. A day later, the UN Security Council issued a press statement strongly condemning the attacks and calling on the Congolese authorities to investigate the attacks and bring the perpetrators to justice swiftly.
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