BAMBARI, Central African Republic: Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on Monday from China´s President Xi Jinping for the perpetrators to be “severely” punished.
The attack by “armed men” happened at about 5:00 am near Bambari, said the central town´s mayor Abel Matchipata. Matchipata told AFP that “nine bodies and two wounded” had been counted, adding that the victims were Chinese workers at a site run by the Gold Coast Group, 25-km from his town.
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