CAR / PEACEKEEPERS ATTACK REAX

United Nations peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) in the Central African Republic (CAR) today condemned the attack on its peacekeepers in which one Burundian Blue Helmet lost his life. UNIFEED / FILE

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:02
• Production Date: 24 August 2018
• Asset Language: English; French
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - MINUSCA
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPERS; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
• Geographic Subject: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
• MAMS Id: 2221618
• Parent Id: 2221618
• Alternate Title: unifeed180824c

Description

STORY: CAR / PEACEKEEPERS ATTACK REAX
TRT: 1:02
SOURCE: UNIFEED / FILE
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: FILE - 22 OCTOBER 2017, BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Shotlist

1. Various shots, peacekeepers lined up
2. Tracking shot, soldiers walking
3. Pan left, soldiers boarding vehicles
4. Various shots, peacekeepers on mobile patrol
5. Med shot, peacekeepers disembarking
6. Med shot, peacekeepers walking on a street

Storyline

United Nations peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) in the Central African Republic (CAR) today condemned the attack on its peacekeepers in which one Burundian Blue Helmet lost his life.

The attack took place Thursday (23 Aug) evening village Pavika in the center of the country when, presumably, so-called anti-Balaka militants opened fire on a UN convoy. MINUSCA peacekeepers from a base in Pavika were then sent to reinforce the convoy’s security only to find themselves ambushed by the anti-Balaka on the way. In exchange of fire, a peacekeeper from the Burundian contingent was killed.

The mission has denounced “in the strongest terms this heinous attack” against the Blue Helmets and called for attackers to be brought to justice.