Nine Peacekeepers Die in Congo Ambush ; Troops From Bangladesh Filled U.N. Force

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KINSHASA, Congo - Gunmen killed nine U.N. Bangladeshi peacekeeping troops Friday in an ambush in northeastern Congo, the deadliest assault on the 6-year-old mission trying to shepherd the nation out of the chaos of a civil war that left some 3 million dead.

The attack occurred near the town of Kafe as 21 Bangladeshi peacekeepers were patrolling in the area of a camp housing families displaced by persistent fighting in Congo's lawless Ituri province, U.N. spokesman Mamadou Bah said.

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Nine Peacekeepers Die in Congo Ambush ; Troops From Bangladesh Filled U.N. Force

The assailants are believed to have been hiding in the thick grass along the roadside and pounce...

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