DHAKA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Six peacekeepers from the Bangladesh Army were killed and eight others were injured after attackers targeted a United Nations base in Abyei, Sudan, the Inter Service Public Relations of the Bangladesh Army said in a statement Saturday night.
"War is ongoing," added the statement. No further details were immediately available.
Bangladeshi interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep shock over the incident. ■
