Attack on humanitarian convoys kills 2 Innocent people

A humanitarian and commercial goods convoy escorted by Rwanda peacekeepers in Central African Republic (CAR) came under attack on the way to the CAR-Cameroon Border. The cowardly attack on the humanitarian convoy left two innocent civilians dead who were among the 480 rescued civilians along the way.

The convoy of seventy vehicles escorted by Rwanda Mechanized Infantry Battalion (RwaMechBatt1) serving in the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) was attacked in a locality called Beloko, near the CAR-Cameroon border, by armed people identified as Anti-Balaka at around 18h30 on Sunday 16 February 2014.

The criminals, in disregard of human life, opened fire on the humanitarian convoy immediately killing two innocent civilians.

The killed civilians were among 480 fleeing civilians rescued along the way that were under attack from Anti-Baraka. The peacekeepers, in protecting civilians and the humanitarian convoy fired at the assailants and killed four of them. Two sub-machine guns and several rounds of ammunition were captured.

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