Nine U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Democratic Republic of Congo

　　Militiamen killed nine United Nations Bangladeshi peacekeepers and wounded 11 others in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)on Friday in one of the worst attacks against U.N. troops in Africa.

　　U.N. sources in DRC said blue-helmeted soldiers had recovered their comrades' bodies after two patrols were ambushed and fired upon from all sides in the lawless Ituri district.

　　U.N.Secretary-General Kofi Annan strongly condemned the murders and called on DRC's transitional government to find the perpetrators and hold the maccountable,his spokesman said.