Interim President Catherine Samba-Panza has now left the UN General Assembly to return home. Earlier in the day, at least three people died when protestors gathered in downtown Bangui to march on the presidential palace.
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“They attacked the building in order to take weapons and ammunition, and they were repelled by the police officers”, he said.
With barricades raised across the city Monday, French and United Nations peacekeepers were on watch at key points after weekend trouble triggered by the killing of a motorcycle-taxi driver.
The government on Sunday ordered a curfew from 6 p.m.to 6 a.m.in an attempt to quell the violence.
MINUSCA has denied reports that its troops killed three people and injured others after opening fire on a crowd of several hundred demonstrators heading towards the presidency to demand Samba Panza’s resignation.
The crisis started after the driver, a Muslim, was killed for unknown reasons leading to instant clashes in a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood known as PK-5.
The global body’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says humanitarian needs continue to exceed resources available.
The European Union on Monday condemned the recent violence in the Central African Republic, while conveying its condolences to the families of the victims and all affected by the violent events.
The country is in the grips of its own disaster where the confrontation between the Muslim groups Seleka and the mainly Christian and animist group anti-Balaka is committing serious human rights violations.
The Security Council warned in a statement that it remains prepared to blacklist individuals and entities that undermine peace and stability in the country.
Religious and ethnic tensions have plagued the Central African Republic since 2013, when Muslim Seleka rebels seized control of the majority Christian country – prompting the formation of Christian militias and the flight of 25 percent of the population.
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A spokesman for the European Union’s foreign service appealed Monday night for an end to attacks on civilians.
