location: Bangui
notes: A dead city protest strike was observed in Bangui against MINUSCA during which barricades were erected on various roads. At one point MINUSCA peacekeepers deployed alongside national police personnel allegedly used tear gas and aerial firing to disperse some crowds in the Sango neighbourhood, resulting in 4 people killed and 11 others wounded, including 5 peacekeepers. A MINUSCA spokesman said that peacekeepers had not fired on civilians but had intervened to dismantle barricades manned by armed individuals. Gunfire and looting were also reported in other areas of Bangui. A partial dead city protest strike was also observed against MINUSCA in Nzako on the call of civil society groups. Only the cities administration remained closed however.
target_text: location: Bangui, fatalities: 4