UNITED NATIONS, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Sunday condemned the attack on an African Union-UN convoy in South Darfur and called on Sudan to investigate the incident that has killed seven peacekeepers.
The members of the Security Council "condemned in the strongest terms" the killing of peacekeepers of African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) by unidentified attackers in South Darfur State, the council said in a press statement.
According to the UNAMID, seven Tanzanian peacekeepers were killed and 17 peacekeepers and police officers were injured, two of them seriously.
The council called on the Sudanese government to examine the incident swiftly and bring the perpetrators to justice.
"Any attack or threat of attack on UNAMID is unacceptable," the council members said, calling it one of the most severe attacks on UNAMID while urging all parties in Darfur to cooperate fully with the mission.
In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania announced Sunday the appointment of a team of experts to investigate the killing. The investigators are expected to travel to Khartoum and Darfur to hold talks with Sudanese authorities.
In Khartoum, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry said the attack " represents a desperate attempt to abort the noble task of the joint mission and undermine the peace process in Darfur."
Since the deployment of the UNAMID in early 2008, the mission has lost more than 40 of its personnel in attacks by unidentified gunmen in the region.
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