China warns its citizens after killings at mine

China’s embassy in Central African Republic has urged its citizens to avoid travelling outside the capital, Bangui, after nine Chinese nationals were killed in an attack by militants at a goldmine outside the city. The embassy said on Sunday that there had been many “vicious” security incidents against workers of foreign mining enterprises in the area.

A local mayor said the attack was thought to be by the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC), an alliance formed to oppose the president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, but the CPC denied responsibility.