Alindao Massacre of CAR: Cardinal
Nzapalainga seeks an international inquiry
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| Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, the Archbishop of Bangui in CAR. |
Central African Republic (CAR)’s Cardinal, Dieudonné
Nzapalainga has launched an appeal for an international investigation into the
massacre of defenceless Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) that took place on
15 November in the town of Alindao.
Agenzia Fides – Bangui, CAR
“We ask for an international inquiry into the massacre that
took place in Alindao,” Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, has said. The
Archbishop of Bangui, visited Alindao, a town in the south-eastern region of
CAR. The Cardinal’s visit was prompted by the 15 November Alindao massacre of
over 60 persons, most of them Internally Displaced persons who sought shelter
at a camp adjacent to the Catholic Cathedral of Alindao.
Among those killed were two priests
Ex Seleka rebels of the UPS (Unité pour la Paix en
Centrafrique) under the command of General Ali Darassa launched the brutal
attack on the defenceless people looting and burning the camp and the
Cathedral. Among those killed were two priests, the Vicar General, Monsignor
Blaise Mada, and Fr. Celestine Ngoumbango, the parish priest of Mingala.
Cardinal Nzapalainga’s appeal to the international community
is for an internationally-led inquiry and for it to assume its responsibilities
regarding events in Central Africa so that the UN Peace Keeping troops,
MINUSCA, can adequately and effectively protect the people.
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