{"id":1220,"date":"2021-01-13T11:12:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T11:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prod.africahotnews.com\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2021-01-13T23:49:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T23:49:11","slug":"a-togolese-un-soldier-found-dead-in-his-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/africahotnews.com\/2021\/01\/a-togolese-un-soldier-found-dead-in-his-room\/","title":{"rendered":"A togolese UN soldier found dead in his room"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Togo, the national Gendarmerie is mourning the death of one of its men on a mission in the Central African Republic, found dead in his room on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to reports the lifeless body of Captain Lare Bentien, was found on January 11, in his room in Bangui where he was serving as UN peacekeeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The captain allegedly killed himself with his own service weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a tweet on Tuesday, the Directorate of the National Gendarmerie has expressed its grief and its support for the family of the deceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2757Douleur et vive \u00e9motion dans nos rangs apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9c\u00e8s le 11\/01\/21 \u00e0 Bangui en Centrafrique du capitaine L. Bentien sous la banni\u00e8re onusienne #MINUSCA<\/a>. Que Dieu ait piti\u00e9 de son \u00e2me #Soutien<\/a> \u00e0 sa famille. #GendarmerieTg<\/a> #Togo<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/K5kZeNaEx5<\/a><\/p>— Gendarmerie Nationale Togo (@Gendarmerie_Tg) January 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>