The head of a Russian cultural center in the Central African Republic (CAR) was hospitalized on Friday after an explosive device sent to him in the mail detonated.
Dmitry Sitiy, who runs the Bangui branch of Russian House, a state-funded cultural center that promotes Russian culture around the world, collected a parcel addressed to him from a DHL office earlier on Friday, according to a source in the Russian Embassy cited by news agency RIA Novosti, SIA reports.
The parcel — which had no return address on it — later detonated when Sitiy opened it at his home. Sitiy was hospitalized, although the severity of his injuries remains unclear.
Local law enforcement agencies described the incident as a terrorist act and confirmed that Sitiy had reported receiving death threats prior to the attack.
“Earlier, he received the first package, and when he opened it, there were threats in it,” CAR police head Bienvenue Zokoue was quoted as saying by RIA.
“He contacted me so that I could help him identify the person who sent it,” Bienvenue added.
Director general of the House of Russia in the Central African Republic found out who sent the explosive. A photo was obtained by the authorities showing the package sent to the head of the cultural center from Lome, the capital of Togo, on behalf a person by the name of Alex Mingesan.
In addition, the founder of the private military company "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin disclosed the details of the incident. According to him, the head of the "Russian House" in the Central African Republic has previously received threats from the French, who advised the Russians to "leave the African continent".
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