UNAMID staff injured in car chase

Seven foreign police belonging to UNAMID were injured when their car overturned in the midst of chasing one of their vehicles stolen by a militia group. ‘The UNAMID car was hijacked by an armed group that sped off. Our forces chased the car which was abandoned around 6 km from our base in Kabkabiya,’ said UN/African Union Mission in Darfur spokesman Chris Cycmanick to Radio Dabanga. One of the cars overturned during the chase injuring seven staff with one said to be in a serious condition. Witnesses in Kabakabiya said the gunmen stole two UNAMID cars not one, however these details are yet to be verified.

Seven foreign police belonging to UNAMID were injured when their car overturned in the midst of chasing one of their vehicles stolen by a militia group.

‘The UNAMID car was hijacked by an armed group that sped off. Our forces chased the car which was abandoned around 6 km from our base in Kabkabiya,’ said UN/African Union Mission in Darfur spokesman Chris Cycmanick to Radio Dabanga.

One of the cars overturned during the chase injuring seven staff with one said to be in a serious condition.

Witnesses in Kabakabiya said the gunmen stole two UNAMID cars not one, however these details are yet to be verified.

 

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