Five Rwandan soldiers serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission
in Central African Republic have been killed in a shooting at the
battalions headquarters in Bangui, the Rwandan Defence Ministry said.
The events surrounding the shooting remain unclear. Reuters, citing the
Rwandan
Defence Ministry, state that one of the soldiers opened fire on his
colleagues and then committed suicide. However, the AFP are reporting that
he shot his colleagues and was then gunned down, citing a military source.
Investigations have immediately commenced to establish the motive behind
this deplorable shooting, spokesman Brigadier General Joseph Nzabamwita
said. We suspect terrorism, without ruling out mental illness as the
cause.
The injured soldiers were immediately transported to a hospital in Bangui.
Central African Republic descended into chaos in March 2013 when
predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, triggering reprisals by
anti-balaka Christian militias who drove tens of thousands of Muslims from
the south in a de-facto partition.
The UN mission in Central African Republic, known as MINUSCA, was deployed
to establish security for the transitional government.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, REUTERS)
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