聯合國強烈譴責兩名維和部隊成員在中非被殺

The United Nations Security Council has condemned "in the strongest terms" Tuesday's killing of two Moroccan U.N. peacekeepers in the Central African Republic.

The peacekeepers were killed as they accompanied fuel when they were attacked by unknown assailants who fled into the bush.

In a statement released Wednesday, the council said "attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute a war crime" and "stressed that those responsible for the attack shall be held accountable."

The Central African Republic has been mired in chaos since 2013 when Muslim rebels took control of the majority Christian nation and ousted then-President Francois Bozize.

In December of that year, the U.N. dispatched about 13,000 peacekeepers to the country with the primary responsibility of protecting the population.聯合國安理會對於星期二兩位摩洛哥籍聯合國維和部隊人員在中非共和國被打死表達“最強烈的”譴責。

當時，聯合國維和人員在護送運輸燃料車隊的途中遭到襲擊，不明身份的襲擊者後來逃入灌木叢。

聯合國安理會星期三發表聲明說：“針對維和部隊人員的襲擊有可能構成戰爭罪”，並且強調“襲擊者最終會被繩之以法”。

中非共和國自2013年就陷入混亂，穆斯林反政府力量推翻了博齊澤總統，控制了這個基督教徒占人口多數的國家。

聯合國2013年12月派遣約1萬3千維和部隊前往中非，主要任務是保護當地民衆。