Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Central African Republic: Gun attack on church leaves at least 15 dead

(CAR) At least 15 people, including a priest, have been killed in an attack on a church in the Central African Republic capital  Bangui tuesday.


Notre Dame de Fatima church was attacked with gunfire and grenades during a morning service, forcing trapped churchgoers to escape through a hole made in the church wall by police. The attack occurred on the border of the predominantly Muslim PK 5 neighbourhood where 21 people were killed last month when a joint mission by U.N. peacekeepers and local security forces to disarm criminal gangs descended into open fighting.