Red Cross Worker Killed İn N. Mali Attack

A Red Cross worker was killed on Monday in an attack on a humanitarian aid convoy in northern Mali, the committee has said.



"An ICRC aid truck was attacked this morning near Gao, leaving one ICRC staff member dead and a member of the Mali Red Cross injured," the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement.



There has been no claim of reasonability for the attack.



"The ICRC strongly condemns the attack and calls on all parties to the conflict to respect and protect humanitarian workers," the ICRC said.



It went on to call on all parties to the conflict "to respect and protect humanitarian workers."



Violence has been rampant in northern Mali since early 2015 amid increased attacks on security forces in the region.



In February of this year, a Red Cross team was kidnapped before its members were released a month later.



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