Shooting Documented

One aid worker killed in Ouara

Ouara, Ouaddai, Chad International NGO
1 killed

One INGO international (French) staff shot and killed while traveling in a three-car convoy of relief agencies near the Sudanese border. The convoy was stopped by a group of armed men who opened fire. The killing took place just 9 km (6 miles) east of Forchana, where French marines serving in the EU force (EUFOR) have set up a base and have been sending out regular patrols in the region. Means of attack recorded as shooting. Context ambush. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 602.

People involved

No names have been released for this case.