At least a ‘blue helmet’ died in an attack this Monday In the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), it was committed by gunmen on a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSCA) in the northeast of the country. The deceased is of Rwandan origin and the attack occurred during a patrol near the city of Sam Ouandja in Haute-Kotto province, where the mission has recently strengthened its presence due to another attack, MINUSCA said in a statement. peacekeepers last week
Military forces in attack they have killed caught three gunmen and the fourthThe head of the mission, Valentine Rugwabiza, underlined the “strong and immediate response of the Rwandan troop patrol to this attack, which made it possible to repel the armed elements and protect the people of Sam Ouandja”. Rugwabiza “strongly condemned this heinous attack on the ‘blue helmets’” and reaffirmed its commitment to “maintain its firm position while fulfilling its duty to protect the civilian population in support of the Central African authorities”.
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary-General, who participated in the condemnation and expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased, regretted that this incident “happened after the rapid deployment of forces” ( ..) as a response. attack on the city by a fleeing armed group after the intervention of the forces”.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, French Under-Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping Operations, condemned the “despicable attack on a MINUSCA patrol designed to protect civilians and humanitarian workers in the Central African Republic”, while urging the mission authorities to spare no effort. It was reminded that such attacks are aimed at life in order to identify those responsible for the attacks against peacekeepers. can be considered a war crime open to prosecution by the courts.