Dar es Salaam, Feb. 2 -- DODOMA – Two Tanzanian soldiers from the Tanzania Peoples Defence Force (TPDF) have been killed, and four others injured in an attack by M23 rebels in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while serving as part of a peacekeeping mission.

The TPDF confirmed the casualties in a statement on Sunday.

The soldiers were taking part in a peacekeeping operation under the auspices of the United Nations and regional organizations when the ambush occurred.

The TPDF said that the bodies of the deceased and the injured personnel are being transported for repatriation through the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat.

“The bodies of the fallen soldiers, along with the injured, are being m...