Three peacekeepers have been killed in Sudan's Darfur region, officials say.
The peacekeepers, from Rwanda, came under attack in West Darfur, an official with the joint UN-African Union force told Reuters news agency.
They were guarding a new base under construction in an area where there have been attacks in the past.
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