United Nations peacekeeping operations force in Democratic Republic of Congo has been captured on camera firing “for Unexplained reasons ‘in the people killing Two and several injured near a Ugandan border town on Sunday.
United nations force MONUSCO, admit some of its peacekeeping forces fire Adding that the arrests were already also made.
video of Shared accident on social mediashow up menat least one in Police Uniform and Other in Army uniforms advance toward the disrupted UN convoy behind closed barrier in Cassidy. City in Beni territory in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, bordering Uganda.
After a verbal exchange, the peacekeepers seemed to have opened fire Before removing the barrier and driving during the period people scattered or hidden.
During this incident, soldiers from the intervention brigade of Monusco force Back from open vacation fire on the border post for Unjustified reasons forced them way through the United Nations mission in Cassendy said in a permit. “This is a serious accident caused Loss of life and serious injuries.
“The number is two deadJoel Kitusa, a civil society leader in Cassendy told AFP, adding that 14 people were injured in the incident.
‘Shocked and terrified’
UN envoy in Democratic Republic of Congolese, Bento Keita, said she was “deeply shocked and appalled by this serious incident,” according to a State Department mission statement. “In the face of This is indescribable and irresponsible behaviorthe perpetrators of The shooting has been identified and has been arrested, pending results of investigation that already I started in cooperation with The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said.
United nations mission Soldiers said home countries Contacted so that legal proceedings can be started immediately, with to share of Witnesses and survivors, who can lead for standard penalties.
Earlier, Barthelemy Kambale Siva, representative of the governor of North Kivu in Cassendy said that “eight peopleincluding two police officers who They were working at the barrier, they were seriously injured.” in But Kambali Siva, who was interviewed by AFP, did not do that give a reason for Why prevented the convoy of the United Nations from crossing. there more From 120 militia operating in turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. United nations first Spread observer mission to me region in 1999. In 2010, peacekeeping became mission MONUSCO – United Nations Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo – with authorization to conduct offensive operations. There were 230 deaths among forceaccording to the United Nations
calls for UN forces to leave
last week, deadly Demonstrations demanding the departure of United nations took place in several cities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. a total of 19 people, including three peacekeepers. Anger has been fueled by perceptions that the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is not doing enough to stop attacks by armed groups. United Nations under-secretary-general for Peace operations was Jean-Pierre Lacroix in Central African country on “To hold talks with the Congolese authorities,” he said Saturday.
(They will check) the roads in which we can both avoid Repetition of These tragic accidents, above all, work Better together to achieve our goals. “We hope the conditions are met in special return of State authority, so that the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo complete that it mission as such soon as such possible. To leave the place for other shapes of international support. “
