The founding father of the Russian personal navy firm Wagner has accused France of being behind the bomb.
The pinnacle of a Russian cultural centre within the Central African Republic (CAR) has been wounded by a parcel bomb within the capital, Bangui, Russian information company TASS reported quoting a Russian embassy spokesman.
The spokesman mentioned Dmitry Syty, head of the “Russian Home” tradition centre, had opened a mail bomb addressed to him on Friday morning.
The bundle from an nameless sender exploded, injuring him significantly. He has since been taken to the hospital, based on Reuters and AFP information businesses.
The embassy mentioned it had tightened its safety measures following the assault, reported TASS which has referred to as it “an assassination try”.
In the meantime, the pinnacle of Russian personal navy firm Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on Friday urged Moscow to declare France a “sponsor of terrorism” after a parcel bomb wounded a Russian official in CAR.
“I’ve already requested the Russian international ministry to provoke the process to declare France a state sponsor of terrorism,” Prigozhin was quoted as saying in a press release launched by his firm, Harmony.
Lately, Russia has more and more develop into a accomplice of selection for navy cooperation in some former French colonies in Central and West Africa being attacked by armed teams within the face of rising anti-French sentiments there.
That has led to diplomatic tensions particularly in CAR, Burkina Faso and Mali.