UN's Ban 'shocked to the core' by peacekeeper sex abuse claims

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Last Updated : Apr 01 2016 | 12:28 AM IST
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is "shocked to the core" by allegations of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers and French troops in the Central African Republic, his spokesman said today.
"We must face the fact that a number of troops sent to protect people instead acted with hearts of darkness," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

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First Published: Apr 01 2016 | 12:28 AM IST

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