Four French soldiers arrested at Bangui airport

AA / Peter Kum

Four French soldiers, forming the close guard of the chief of staff of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), were arrested Monday evening at Bangui airport, announced the embassy of France in the Central African Republic.
“The close protection team of General Marchenoir, MINUSCA Force Chief of Staff, made up of four French soldiers, was arrested this afternoon at Bangui airport,” the embassy said. of France.
According to the same source, “these four security officers were escorting the Chief of Staff of MINUSCA to take the Air France flight with their professional equipment” before being arrested by the Central African forces.
“The French Embassy deeply regrets this incident. It condemns its immediate instrumentalization on certain malicious networks and the gross misinformation to which it gives rise, ”we note.


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