Central African Republic: Christian militia attacks police station
Heavy gunfire erupted overnight in Central African Republic’s capital as members of a Christian militia attacked police headquarters in a wave of violence that has left at least 36 people dead in recent days, witnesses said.
The unrest is the worst to hit the volatile country in nearly a year and comes as transitional President Catherine Samba-Panza is in New York at the U.N. General Assembly.
The renewed violence is “a big step backwards,” said Marc Vandenberghe, the U.N.’s interim humanitarian coordinator in the country.
The Christian anti-Balaka militants assaulted the national police headquarters late Sunday, Public Security Minister Dominique Said Panguindji said Monday.