Dmitry Syty, Head of the Russian House in the Central African Republic (CAR), wounded 16 December as a result of an assassination attempt, reports TASS Referring to a representative of the Russian embassy.
“The head of the Russian House received and opened an anonymous package on Friday, there was an explosion. Serious injuries. “The head of the Russian House has been hospitalized,” said the diplomat.
The embassy added that Sytyi’s condition was assessed as “serious” but not life-threatening.
“Doctors call it a crush and blood loss,” the diplomatic mission said. At the same time, doctors have so far refrained from revealing any information about the dynamics of the victim’s condition.
The Russian House is located opposite the Russian Embassy in the city of Bangui. The diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation considers the incident as an attempt.
The city of Lome claims that a package containing explosives was sent from the capital of Togo to Dmitry Sytom DEA News or as a reference a photo of the parcelat the agency’s disposal.
The picture also shows that the sender is Alex Sevillano Mingueza.
After the incident, the security of the Russian Embassy in the Central African Republic was increased. Answering the question on the subject, the source said, “Yes, all necessary precautions are being taken.”
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that Moscow has no plans to close the cultural center.
Police explores What happened as a terrorist attack:
“The Central African Republic police considers the attempt on the head of the Russian House to be an act of terrorism,” the TV channel said. Al Mayadin.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Rossotrudnichestvo in your name terrorist attack:
“In the city of Bangui, Central African Republic, a terrorist attack was carried out on the joint Russian House, the explosive device in the package seriously injured the head of the cultural center Dmitry Sytoy. Doctors are now fighting for his life.
Now all our prayers are for the salvation of Dmitry, ”wrote the head of Rossotrudnichestvo Evgeny Primakov, telegraph channel.
“We strongly condemn this criminal act, which is aimed at openly hindering the activities of the Russian House in Bangui and, more broadly, undermining the successful development of friendly relations between the two countries,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The Ministry expressed its hope that the authorities of the Central African Republic will soon find those responsible for organizing and carrying out the assassination attempt and that the perpetrators will be punished.
Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin claims that Syty has received threats before.
According to him, on November 11, the head of the Russian House sent A photo of his son living in France, with the note “They promised to send his head next time if the Russians didn’t leave the African continent and open the gates to the French”.
Prigozhin added that “France has applied to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to declare a state that supports terrorism and to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the terrorist methods of France and its Western allies, the USA and the USA.” others.”