Three Tanzanian peacekeepers serving on the United Nations’ mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were injured on Thursday, when their vehicle struck an unidentified explosive device.
One of the soldiers was seriously hurt, and needed to be evacuated to Bouar for treatment and then on to the capital, Bangui, MINUSCA informed.
The ‘blue helmets’ were in the village of Batouri Bole, in Mambéré-Kadéï, in the southwest of the country, when the incident happened.
It took place around 11:00 a.m., local time, as their convoy left the town of Berbérati for the Force’s temporary military outposts in Gbambia and Amada-Gaza, which are located around 100 kilometers northeast of Berbérati.
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Source: UN News