Gunmen Kill 9 Chinese at Gold Mine in Central African Republic

Gunmen Kill 9 Chinese at Gold Mine in Central African Republic
A woman sieves through the mud to find gold dust at a gold mine in Central African Republic in a file photo. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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BANGUI, Central African Republic—Gunmen stormed a Chinese-operated gold mining site that had recently been launched in Central African Republic, killing nine Chinese nationals and wounding two others Sunday, authorities said.

However, the rebel coalition initially blamed by some for the attack put out a statement later in the day. Without providing evidence, it accused Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group of being behind the violence.