BANGUI, Central African Republic: Eleven people were shot dead on Saturday in a camp for displaced people in Central African Republic, the UN´s MINUSCA mission said, days after 30 others were killed in fresh sectarian violence
"Eleven people were killed and about 10 others taken to hospital" after an unknown number of gunmen began shooting in the camp for internally displaced people in Ngakobo, 300-km northeast of the capital Bangui, a statement said. "Those responsible for these dreadful acts" have not been identified, the communique, in French, said.
MINUSCA, which has around 12,000 peacekeepers and police on the ground, "immediately took measures to reinforce its position around the displaced camp and to step up its patrols", it said.
On Wednesday, 30 people died and 57 others were wounded when fighters from a mainly-Muslim militia group attacked civilians and clashed with UN peacekeepers in the central town of Kaga Bandoro.
The fighters then attacked a camp for displaced people as well as NGO offices. UN troops from Burundi and Pakistan hit back to protect civilians, killing 12 of the assailants.