According to MINUSCA, the blue helmets were part of the Egyptian Constituent Police Unit and were shot by elements of the presidential guard. Two were seriously injured.
The peacekeepers arrived on November 1 at M’Poko International Airport, as part of the periodic rotation and deployment of troops in the country and were heading to their base, when they came under heavy fire from the presidential guard, said a statement released by the mission.
According to MINUSCA, it happened “without any prior warning or response, even though they were unarmed.”
The mission added that it “strongly condemns what appears to be a deliberate and unjustifiable attack.”
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