The Army in Rwandan army, has said that it is “deeply saddened” by the death of one of its soldiers who was killed by “armed elements” while on patrol with UN forces in the Central African Republic (CAR).
According to a statement from the UN, the attack on the military took place on Monday in the Haute-Kotto region to the northeast of the CAR.
“Three armed elements were killed and one was captured,” the report reads.
The attack on the peacekeepers has been denounced as “outrageous” by Valentine Rugwabiza, the director of the UN mission in the Central African Republic.
Approximately 2,000 of the 17,000 UN forces in CAR are Rwandan.