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Five Rwandan troops killed in C Africa shooting drama: army

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AFP Bangui
A Rwandan UN peacekeeper in the Central African Republic shot dead four colleagues today and injured eight others before being gunned down, military sources said.

"A Rwandan soldier picked up his gun and killed his colleagues before being felled. There were five dead and eight injured," said a source close to the UN mission in Central Africa, known by its French acronym of MINUSCA. A Central African army official also confirmed the toll.

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First Published: Aug 08 2015 | 10:07 PM IST

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