Central African Republic: UN Deplores Death of Protestor Following Attack Against Mission Base

10 April 2015

The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic, known by its French acronym MINUSCA, has deplored the death and injuries resulting from a mob attack against its base in the city of Kaga-Bandoro - the second violent act of this kind in less than a week.

In a press release issued today, the Mission reported that UN peacekeepers tried to hold back a mob of some 300 to 400 people as they attempted to break through the barrier of the base's entrance by setting it on fire earlier this morning.

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