At least ten people were killed in sectarian violence in the capital of the volatile Central African Republic, hospital officials said Tuesday, reported the dpa. Suspected Muslim rebels shot high-ranking army officer Marcel Mambeka in his car on Tuesday morning. He died from his injuries in hospital, a hospital official told the news agency. Mambeka, a Christian, who used to belong to the presidential guard of interim president Catherine Samba-Panza (2014-2016), was travelling in a Muslim neighbourhood of the capital, Bangui. The killing led to retaliatory attacks on Muslims several hours later. At least nine people were killed, including two children, according to hospital officials. The diamond-rich but poverty-stricken nation was plunged into more than two years of sectarian violence after mainly Muslim Seleka rebels overthrew Christian president Francois Bozize in March 2013. Since a new government was elected in February, with President Faustin Touadera at the helm, the situation in the landlocked country had somewhat stabilized, dpa reported.
