Ugandan peacekeeper killed in Mogadishu, Somalia

PRESSTV: Somalia: A roadside bomb attack has killed one Ugandan peacekeeper and has injured another one in Mogadishu, Somalia, says a Ugandan army spokesman.

"We lost a soldier in a roadside bomb explosion. Another soldier was injured, we're waiting for more details," acting army spokesman Chris Magezi told AFP in Kampala on Tuesday.

The latest death brings to nine the number of African Union peacekeeping troops killed in Somalia since the first Ugandan contingent was deployed in March 2007.

"Such attacks are expected and we are determined to continue what we came here for," the spokesman added.

There are currently around 3,500 AU peacekeepers in Somalia, mainly in Mogadishu.

AGB/HGL

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