A roadside bomb explosion in the Central African Republic claimed the lives of three UN peacekeepers and injured a number of other soldiers, as reported by the UN peacekeeping operation.
According to the UN mission MINUSCA, the bombing occurred on Monday at Kaita Hamlet in the northwest, close to the Cameroonian border.
The peacekeepers from Bangladesh were killed when one of their trucks struck an explosive device while they were on patrol.
The leader of the UN peacekeeping mission Jean-Pierre Lacroix, offered condolences to Bangladesh and the families of the troops who died in the attack.
The attack has not been attributed to any group yet, but MINUSCA announced that it has started an investigation.
Since the beginning of the civil war in 2013, the Central African Republic has been beset by violence and insecurity.
