CAR: Four UN peacekeepers killed

Four United Nations peacekeepers in Central African Republic have been killed and eight wounded following an attack on their convoy late on Monday by Christian militants in the southeast of the country, the U.N. mission (MINUSCA) said on Tuesday. One peacekeeper, from Cambodia, was killed by gunfire during Monday’s attack near the town of Bangassou, […]

Four United Nations peacekeepers in Central African Republic have been killed and eight wounded following an attack on their convoy late on Monday by Christian militants in the southeast of the country, the U.N. mission (MINUSCA) said on Tuesday.

One peacekeeper, from Cambodia, was killed by gunfire during Monday’s attack near the town of Bangassou, about 730 km (450 miles) east of the capital Bangui, MINUSCA said in a statement.

Three other peacekeepers were found dead on Tuesday, having gone missing during the attack, according to the mission. One peacekeeper remains missing.

Eight Christian anti-balaka militants were also killed and several injured during Monday’s attack, MINUSCA said.