35 killed, curfew imposed in Bangui

From 20, the death toll of the clashes in the Central African capital rose to 35 on Saturday, according to three hospitals in Bangui.

Hundreds of people wounded were recorded.

The Prime Minister Mahamat Kamoun took new measures, including a curfew "from 6 pm to 6 am". The state will ensure the protection of civilians, with the strengthening of patrols conducted by the defense and security forces, according to the head of the government.

“The government took steps to assist the wounded,” said Mahamat Kamoun, speaking to the press.

“Civil disobedience”

For its part, the Central African civil society launched a call for "civil disobedience", effective from Monday. The members took this decision at a general meeting, in the presence of representatives of trade unions of workers and employers.

“We are seeing a complicity of the international community, MINUSCA (mission of the UN in CAR) and Sangaris (the French peacekeeping operation) against the Central African people." So we decided to launch a watchword of civil unlimited disobedience, up to the satisfaction of our demands", said Gervais Lakosso, one of the leaders of the civil society in CAR.

“Withdraw unconditionally from Sangaris”

He and his comrades called for "immediate and unconditional redeployment from the Central African Armed Forces” and the “unconditional withdrawal of all the French military from the Central African Republic territory.”

Saturday, members of the Muslim community protested against the killing of a young fellow, whose lifeless body was found in the eighth district of Bangui.

The perpetrator of the crime is not yet identified.

“All necessary measures are taken so that the perpetrator of the crime is sought and brought to justice,” said Dominique Saïd Panguindi, the Central African Republic Minister of Public Safety.