Rwandan peacekeeper kills four colleagues in Central African Republic
Source: The Times of India
BANGUI: A Rwandan soldier serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic shot dead four Rwandan troops and wounded eight others on Saturday before committing suicide, according to the Rwandan defence ministry.
The incident occurred at around 5.45am (0445 GMT) at the Rwandan battalion's headquarters in the capital Bangui.
Central African Republic descended into chaos in March 2013 when predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, triggering reprisals by "anti-balaka" Christian militias who drove tens of thousands of Muslims from the south in a de facto partition.
The UN mission in Central African Republic, known as MINUSCA, was deployed to shore up the precarious stability established under a transitional government.
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