Ouch! Two Indian civilians killed by French forces in Bangui

(BRUSSELS2) Two Indian civilians and six others were injured (some seriously) in an incident at Bangui airport in the Central African Republic on Monday (25 March). The vehicles (three in number) in which they had taken place, with Chadian police officers from the FOMAC (the multinational force of Central Africa), rushed quickly towards the area of ​​the airport, protected by the French troops. Despite warning shots, the vehicles did not stop. " The situation was particularly confusing “, specifies the Ministry of Defense. The French soldiers were under tension. They had previously been attacked by unidentified gunfire, Colonel Burkhard, spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Armed Forces, told AFP. An investigation was conducted to determine " the exact circumstances". The wounded were taken care of and repatriated by plane to the French military hospital in N'Djamena (Chad). President François Hollande immediately sent a letter of condolence to his Indian counterpart, assuring his determination to clarify the circumstances of the incident. This is in particular to avoid any diplomatic slippage like what happened with the Italian marines off India (read: Italian flip-flop. The Maros return to India)