Raiders have killed nine Chinese nationals in an attack on a mine in the Bambari region of the Central African Republic, a local mayor said.
\n“We have counted nine bodies and two wounded,” the mayor of Bambari, Abel Matchipata, told reporters on Sunday, adding that the victims were Chinese workers at a site run by the Gold Coast Group, 25 kilometres (15 miles) from his town.
\nThe attack by “armed men” happened early in the morning, he added.
\nThe local authorities did not release further details of the attack, nor was there any claim of responsibility.
\nAccording to international media reports, the victim’s bodies were transferred to a hospital in Bangui, where Chinese ambassador Li Qinfeng and CAR Foreign Minister Sylvie Baipo Temon attended.
\nChina\u2019s embassy in the Central African Republic has urged its citizens to avoid travelling outside the capital, Bangui, after a report that nine Chinese nationals were killed by rebels at a gold mine outside the city.
\nThe embassy said in a statement on Sunday there had been many \u201cvicious\u201d security incidents against workers of foreign mining enterprises in the area, and Chinese citizens still outside Bangui were requested to evacuate immediately.
\nCivil conflict has hit the Central African Republic, one of the world’s poorest countries, since 2013 when armed groups ousted president Francois Bozize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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