In Mali, unidentified gunmen attacked the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force in the northern city of Timbuktu, killing seven people and injuring seven others. The UN peacekeeping chief called it a terrorist attack.<br/><br/>Earlier yesterday, gunmen attacked two neighbouring UN camps in Douentza in the Mopti region of central Mali, killing a Malian soldier and a UN peacekeeper and lightly wounding another peacekeeper. The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, also called that incident a terrorist attack.<br/><br/>The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is the deadliest of the UN's 16 global peacekeeping operations, and this was one of the worst losses of mission employees.<br/><br/>In the Timbuktu attack, the mission said five Malian security guards and a Malian contractor working for the mission were killed along with a member of the Malian gendarmerie. It said six UN peacekeepers were wounded, two seriously, along with one Malian security guard.<br/><br/>The mission, known as MINUSMA, said it dispatched a quick reaction force and attack helicopters to secure the Timbuktu headquarters. It said UN troops killed six assailants.<br/><br/>Annadif, the MINUSMA commander, called for those responsible for "these terrorist attacks" to be arrested and brought to justice.