 A United Nations multidimensional integrated civilisation mission in Mali, Minusmaa Peacekeeper, has been killed and three seriously injured following the explosion of an improvised explosive device in the northeast of Mali. The head of the UN mission, El-Ghazim Wayne, announced on Saturday on his Twitter account that it was a Minusmaa vehicle that hit an improvised explosive device near Tesalit of Kiddal region. In recent weeks, the UN mission has been the target of several attacks in northern Mali. On September 11, three Minusmaa Peacekeepers were injured by an explosive device near its camp in Kiddal. Since 2012, Mali has been facing a profound multifaceted crisis at its security, political and economic levels.