Death of a Burundian soldier of MINUSCA

11 Feb 2015

Death of a Burundian soldier of MINUSCA

A soldier from the Burundian contingent, deployed in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), died in Bangui on Sunday 8 February 2015, following gunshots by one of his comrades.

MINUSCA immediately ordered an investigation to shed light on the circumstances of this tragedy whose author was put under arrest.

MINUSCA extends its deepest condolences to the government of Burundi and the family of the deceased. The Burundian soldier is the fourth fallen soldier since the deployment of the Mission on 15 September 2014.