UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in DRC

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned "unequivocally" an attack on UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that killed 12 Tanzanian blue helmets and five DRC soldiers.

"I want to express my outrage and utter heartbreak at last night's attack on UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo," said Guterres.

Early indications from the site of the attack in North Kivu indicate that at least 12 Tanzanian peacekeepers were killed, and at least 40 injured, four of them critically, according to the UN chief. In addition, at least five DRC soldiers were killed in the worst attack on UN peacekeepers in UN's recent history.