The Swedish Army said 3 of its personal and members of the European special forces mission in Mali were hurt by a roadside bomb in the east of the country.
The Swedish army in a statement Thursday, confirmed that the incident occurred late Wednesday.
It added that Two of the soldiers have returned to duty and the third is under medical observation.
Since the beginning of attacks by jihadists in the Sahelian country, Sweden has committed 150 troops to Takuba, a coalition of European special forces that supports Mali’s beleaguered armed forces in their anti-terrorism campaign.
Sweden has also deployed another 215 troops with the UN multidimensional integrated stabilization mission in Mali, MINUSMA.
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