“3 peacekeepers of the Bangladeshi battalion lost their lives on 03/10 night following the explosion of an IED near KAITA village in northwestern Central Africa Republic,” the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MUNISCA) said on Twitter.

“The battalion was carrying out a patrol, as part of MINUSCA protection civilians’ mandate, when 1 of its vehicles hit an explosive device,” it added. (ILKHA)