Protesters dump 16 corpses at UN headquarters
Protesters on Wednesday dumped at least sixteen corpses in front of the headquarters of the United Nations’ building in the Central African Republic.
The protesters called for an end to violence, saying the corpses were of civilians killed on Tuesday in clashes between UN troops and armed groups in a neighbourhood of the capital, Bangui.
The UN mission in CAR has not yet commented on the protest.
Its troops began an operation on Sunday to disarm vigilantes in the PK5 neighbourhood of the capital Bangui.
A self-styled Muslim militia is based there, purporting to protect residents.
CAR was plunged into turmoil in 2013 when Muslim rebels from the Seleka umbrella group seized power in the majority-Christian country.
A band of mostly Christian militias, called the anti-balaka, rose up to counter the Seleka.
