Priest injured by land mine in Central African Republic
February 13, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: A Carmelite missionary priest, Father Norberto Pozzi, was gravely injured when the car in which he was traveling in northwestern Central African Republic on February 9 detonated a mine.
Father Pozzi was airlifted to a hospital in Bangui, then transferred to a better equipped hospital in Uganda, where doctors succeeded in stabilizing his condition. He was breathing without a ventilator by February 12.
Six other passengers who were traveling with Father Pozzi sustained less serious injuries.
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