United Nations, Dec. 20 -- The UN Security Council strongly condemned last week's drone attacks against a UN logistics base in Sudan, which killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and injured nine others.

In a press statement, members of the Security Council expressed deep condolences to the families of the fallen peacekeepers and to the government and people of Bangladesh, and wished a swift and full recovery to those injured.

The drone attacks occurred in Kadugli, South Kordofan state of Sudan, on Saturday.

The council members expressed grave concern that this deliberate assault on a UN logistics base and UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) peacekeepers represents an egregious disregard for international law and poses serious thre...