Five United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and another was seriously injured in an attack in central Mali.
The soldiers - who were from Togo - were travelling in the Mopti region when their vehicle came under fire before hitting a landmine.
The area is known as a stronghold for the Macina Liberation Front, a jihadist group with suspected al-Qaeda links.
The UN mission was set up in 2013 to stabilise Mali following a rebellion by Islamist and Tuareg fighters.
Militants have been mounting sporadic assaults on peacekeepers in northern and central regions.
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